Counterfeit Crackdown
- Attorneys Cited
Professionals: Leora Herrmann
Publication: WorldCity Magazine
Date: June 2006
On a sunny morning last December, more than 70 state and federal law enforcement officers raided nine warehouses and homes in Miami and Hialeah. They seized truckloads of counterfeit cigars, cigar boxes and labels. Officials described it as one of the largest coordinated efforts against counterfeiting in the southeastern United States.
Those of us who had worked on the investigation were thrilled. Law enforcement relies heavily on brand owners and their private lawyers to jump-start the criminal process by conducting initial investigations into counterfeiting operations. For six months, with help from private investigators, informants and others, we relayed information about the illegal enterprise to law enforcement officials.
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