Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods
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Fake handbags, watches, shoes and perfumes. The business of Counterfeit Goods is the largest underground industry in the world. Hundreds of billions of dollars are generated while sapping the economy, putting lives in jeopardy, and funding organized crime in the process.
CNBC’s "Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods," takes viewers on a rare look inside a global crime spree, where the goods are produced and confiscated in a world of high-risk and high-reward.
Host Carl Quintanilla takes you on raids with the LAPD anti-counterfeiting unit, inspections at ports, and back-room factories where counterfeits are produced. Meet a company whose whole brand was copied, and the story of a defense contractor who counterfeit defense parts that found their way into weapons depots in Iraq.
At around 7% of all global trade, Counterfeit Goods are a big business with low overhead. It makes too much money to go away any time soon.
CNBC’s "Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods," takes viewers on a rare look inside a global crime spree, where the goods are produced and confiscated in a world of high-risk and high-reward.
Host Carl Quintanilla takes you on raids with the LAPD anti-counterfeiting unit, inspections at ports, and back-room factories where counterfeits are produced. Meet a company whose whole brand was copied, and the story of a defense contractor who counterfeit defense parts that found their way into weapons depots in Iraq.
At around 7% of all global trade, Counterfeit Goods are a big business with low overhead. It makes too much money to go away any time soon.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
The Merchandise
Counterfeit merchandise calls to mind fake designer handbags or luxury watches, but today just about anything you can buy could be a cheap counterfeit.
Counterfeit merchandise calls to mind fake designer handbags or luxury watches, but today just about anything you can buy could be a cheap counterfeit.
Deadly Decoys
Counterfeit products can melt, blow up or even burst into flames. Everyday items that look legit may actually be deadly decoys.
Counterfeit products can melt, blow up or even burst into flames. Everyday items that look legit may actually be deadly decoys.
Fake Pharma
Among the most lethal counterfeits are medicines. Imposter products, including counterfeit cough syrup and baby formula, have killed thousands worldwide ... and the death toll continues to rise.
Among the most lethal counterfeits are medicines. Imposter products, including counterfeit cough syrup and baby formula, have killed thousands worldwide ... and the death toll continues to rise.
Cyber Crime
The Internet is another tool that gives counterfeiters a 21st century way to do business. In cyberspace, counterfeiters pose as legitimate retailers and access billions of people around the world.
The Internet is another tool that gives counterfeiters a 21st century way to do business. In cyberspace, counterfeiters pose as legitimate retailers and access billions of people around the world.
The Law
Federal and local law enforcement agencies have the daunting task of stopping the flow of illegal goods. Roughly 20-million shipping containers arrive at our borders each year. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is tasked with processing each one.
Federal and local law enforcement agencies have the daunting task of stopping the flow of illegal goods. Roughly 20-million shipping containers arrive at our borders each year. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is tasked with processing each one.
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