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(8 articles)Counterfeit Stamp Ring Plea: $1.7M Fraud Highlights China Import Risks
A 48-year-old man pleaded guilty to money laundering in connection with a $1.7 million counterfeit postage stamp scheme that exploited supply chain vulnerabilities to defraud the U.S. Postal Service.
Trucker Pleads Guilty in Human Smuggling Case
A 61-year-old Houston commercial truck driver has pleaded guilty to knowingly transporting 24 undocumented immigrants concealed in a refrigerated trailer at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurri
FBI Dismantles $1B Criminal Network Involving Cargo Theft
Federal authorities have successfully extradited Abdullah Anwar from Qatar to face conspiracy charges related to a sophisticated criminal network that generated over $1 billion in criminal losses over
Woman Sentenced in $150M USPS Counterfeit Postage Scheme
A Los Angeles-based woman, Lijuan 'Angela' Chen, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $158 million in restitution for her role in a massive counterfeit postage scheme t
GPS Spoofing Turns Tracking Systems Into Theft Weapons
The North American freight industry faces a critical security paradox: the GPS-based tracking systems deployed to prevent cargo theft are being weaponized by organized criminals to conceal thefts whil
Organized Crime Syndicate Controls South Africa Coal Transport
South Africa's coal transport infrastructure has fallen under the control of organized crime syndicates, creating a structural vulnerability in one of Africa's critical energy supply chains. This illi
Florida Theft Ring Busted: $7M Organized Retail Operation
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has dismantled a sophisticated multi-state theft and fencing operation spanning Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Operation D-Fence, as investigators
Congress Passes CORCA to Combat $200M Annual Rail Cargo Theft
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) with overwhelming bipartisan support, marking a significant regulatory response to organized supply chain thef