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NCTO Has Commended The US Senate for Passing Two Important Pieces of Trade Legislation
May 18, 2015America’s National Council of Textile Organisations (NCTO) has commended the US Senate for passing two important pieces of trade legislation H.R. 1295 and H.R. 644, addressing trade preference programmes and customs enforcement. As ...
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A Third or More of All The Honey Is Likely to Have Been Smuggled in From China
Jan 6, 2014A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of ...
Tags: honey, Chinese honey, food safety
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Textile Enforcement and Security Act Is Welcomed by NCTO
Nov 25, 2013The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) praises the reintroduction of the Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) in the 113th Congress. Congressmen Tom Graves (R-GA-14) and Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7) reintroduced the bill in ...
Tags: Textile Enforcement, Security Act
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Infosys Reached a $34m Settlement with US Authorities
Nov 1, 2013Infosys, the second largest software firm in India, has reached a $34m (£21m) settlement with US authorities in a lawsuit surrounding its alleged misuse of temporary visas. The case, brought by the US Department of State, ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Counterfeit Toys Were Seized by Customs at The EU's External Borders in 2012
Aug 5, 2013Counterfeit toys with a domestic retail value (had they been genuine) of €19,520,878 were seized by customs at the EU's external borders in 2012. Toys (excluding games/electronic games) accounted for 4.10% of all articles (1,637,941) ...
Tags: Toys, Counterfeit toys
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328 Website Domains Accused of Selling Counterfeit Goods Were Shut Down
Jun 27, 2013A total of 328 website domains accused of selling counterfeit goods were shut down by US and European authorities in the latest crackdown on online fraud. US authorities shut down 177 domain names for websites selling counterfeit ...
Tags: Online Fraud, Online Sale Websites
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NCTO Urges The U.S. Senate to Remember The Critical Role
Jun 7, 2013Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as ...
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Liberty Reserve Was Intentionally Created and Structured to Facilitate Criminal Activity
May 28, 2013The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted online payment processor Liberty Reserve for laundering $6 billion in a series of global transactions, which the agency charges may be the largest international money laundering prosecution in ...
Tags: DOJ, Liberty Reserve
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The U.S. District Court in Maryland on Tuesday Ordered The Seizure of Mt. Gox's Funds
May 20, 2013The seizure of funds of the largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was triggered by an alleged failure of the company to comply with U.S. financial regulations, according to a federal court document. The U.S. District Court in Maryland on ...
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Invista Helps Seize 10 Websites That Illegally Sold Trademarked Cycling Apparel
May 6, 2013U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 10 websites that illegally sold trademarked cycling apparel and equipment globally. The initiative, which began in 2010, was in ...
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BlackBerry's Launch of The Z10 Smartphone on 26 March Has Received a Blow
Mar 22, 2013BlackBerry's upcoming American launch of the Z10 smartphone on 26 March has received a blow, with reports suggesting one of its biggest customers, the US Department of Defense, is looking to replace staff BlackBerry phones with iPhones and ...
Tags: Blackberrys, smart phone, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics
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The Former Chief Scientist Defense Contractor Has Been Sentenced to a Year in Prison
Mar 20, 2013The former chief scientist at a Kentucky defense contractor has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and using it to design components for military helicopters. Wronald Best, 55, ...
Tags: pirated software, software, computer code
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DOJ Conspired to Entrap The Site on Criminal Copyright Charges Are "Baseless"
Jan 16, 2013The U.S. Department of Justice did not mislead a court and attempt to entrap file storage site Megaupload on copyright infringement charges, the agency said in a new filing in the case. Megaupload's charges that the DOJ conspired to ...
Tags: file storage, copyright infringement charges, infringe files
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There Will a Rush to Create New Versions of The Controversial SOPA or PIPA
Jan 16, 2013As A new U.S. Congress begins work this month, few insiders expect that there will a rush to create new versions of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Internet antipiracy legislation, as embodied ...
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A Chinese Man Has Pleaded Guilty in a U.S. Court to Selling Pirated Software
Jan 10, 2013A Chinese man has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to selling pirated software used in defense, space and other industries with a retail value of more than US$100 million. Xiang Li, 36, and a partner sold cracked copies of software from ...
Tags: pirated software, cracked copies of software, software, retail
