Counterfeit and Forgery

A man has been arrested on suspicion of providing illegal streams of premium film, TV and sports channels.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2021/07/28/police-raid-over-streaming-services/

A colossal 1.7m litres of counterfeit booze including wine, beer, vodka and other alcoholic beverages have been seized by authorities in recent months as part of a crackdown on food and drink fraud across Europe.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/07/more-than-1-5m-litres-of-counterfeit-wine-and-spirits-seized-by-police-amid-crackdown/

Defence described the counterfeits - for diazepam and zopiclone - as being of a 'low standard' created using normal printing paper

https://www.armaghi.com/news/newry-news/two-men-who-used-fake-prescriptions-at-newry-pharmacies-were-chancing-their-arm/138568

LONDON (AP) — U.K. regulators said on Friday that they’re investigating Google and Amazon over concerns the online giants aren’t doing enough to stop fake reviews of products and services on their platforms.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-634c0d3464817881820e0bff4bf5ddb5

A record number of fake online pharmacies were shut down in May as part of a global crackdown.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57358556

Ann Clark pleaded not guilty to a total of of eight counts relating to counterfeit notes in December 2018 at a hearing held at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2021/06/08/shropshire-woman-48-denies-bank-note-fraud-allegations/

A doctor was caught trying to fly out of the UK with a fake Covid-19 test certificate, a court heard today.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/doctor-admits-fraud-faking-pcr-160811501.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The store manager of a shop in Cheetham Hill Manchester, who imported counterfeit goods and distributed them internationally, has been sentenced.

https://colp.mpw.cds.co.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/may/pipcu/store-manager-of-a-counterfeit-shop-in-cheetham-hill-sentenced/

Crimes against intellectual property are big business for organised crime groups, commercial competitors and foreign states alike. In the first of a series of legal columns, David Cowan offers a practical approach

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/How-to-tackle-intellectual-property-crime

An Ecuadorian man has been convicted for running a fake passport factory from his attic in south west London.