Three men jailed for 10 years in fake DVD operation
Three men have been jailed for 10 years and seven months for selling fake DVDs following a successful investigation by Suffolk Trading Standards and FACT.
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Post Office manager jailed over fake DVD business
A local Post Office manager has been jailed for 25 months after being convicted of selling over 7,000 counterfeit DVDs at the Inner London Crown Court.
Man jailed for selling fake DVDs and CDs
A Bovingdon market trader has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for selling fake DVDs and CDs, following a successful investigation by FACT.
Man who sold £100k fake DVDs online sentenced to two years
A man who sold over £100k of counterfeit DVDs online has been sentenced to two years imprisonment following a joint operation by FACT and PIPCU.
£100k DVD con man is found guilty
A con man who was identified following a joint FACT and Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) investigation into the sale counterfeit DVD box sets has today (8 Jan) been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court.
Online seller of counterfeit DVDs imported from China jailed for two years
A Northamptonshire man has been given a two-year prison sentence for breaching trade mark laws after selling counterfeit DVDs he imported from China following a join investigation by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and Northamptonshire County Council's Trading Standards.
Fraudster jailed for selling counterfeit DVDs online
A copyright fraudster who turned over £600,000 from selling counterfeit DVDs online has been jailed for three years today at a trial at Guildford Crown Court. Trevor Pegg, 61, of Epsom was found guilty on 13 different counts under the Trade Marks Act, Fraud Act and Proceeds of Crime Act after being stopped in his … Continued
£16,000 worth of counterfeit DVDs seized by police in Inverness
Counterfeit DVDs worth £16,000 have been seized by police in Inverness. The intelligence-led operation with officers from the community investigation unit of Police Scotland’s Highland and Islands Division seized over 800 fake copyright DVDs from an Inverness address. Police worked closely with Highland Council Trading Standards officers and investigators from FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) for the successful outcome. … Continued
Counterfeit DVDs seized in joint operation between Police Scotland and FACT
A joint operation, led by officers from Police Scotland and involving officers from the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), has resulted in the seizure of thousands of counterfeit DVDs in Shawlands, Glasgow. Around 1040 hours on Friday 7 November 2014, officers acting under warrant, entered an industrial unit in Waverly Street, Glasgow and recovered film … Continued
Fake DVD haul worth £439,000 seized in Glasgow’s Barras market police raid
A haul of counterfeit DVDs worth £439,000 have been seized after a police raid at Glasgow’s Barras market. Officers from Police Scotland, Glasgow Trading Standards and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) took part in the multi-agency operation at the famous market on Sunday 12th October. Police executed warrants in the Barras and recovered a … Continued