Operation Team Player nets more than $25,000 worth of fake goods
WASHINGTON – The 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic netted a win not only for the Washington Capitals, but also for intellectual property rights (IPR) advocates. Law enforcement seized $25,130 worth of counterfeit National Hockey League (NHL) gear and other merchandise leading up to the New Year’s Day outdoor game that featured the Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The operation was led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the Metropolitan Police Department.
The $25,130 value is based on the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the 680 items of counterfeit NHL gear and other sportswear seized by law enforcement.
The operation, dubbed Operation Team Player, resulted in seizures of jerseys, hats, t-shirts and posters. Although most of the seized items were fake NHL merchandise, agents also seized other counterfeit items bearing the trademarks of professional sports teams. The seizures were part of a crackdown on IPR violators leading up to the NHL Winter Classic. Operation Team Player is an effort by the HSI-led IPR Center that targets counterfeit sports merchandise from all of the major sports leagues.
Isn't is nice to know out tax dollars are protecting the poor, broke professional sports owners. I can sleep better knowing my tax dollars are being spent so efficiently and wisely.
So we can stop the sale of tee shirts but can't send illegals back home.way to go gov
ReplyDeleteand probably only cost around a million in employee hours to net that 25K.....sounds legit
ReplyDeleteIsn't is nice to know out tax dollars are protecting the poor, broke professional sports owners. I can sleep better knowing my tax dollars are being spent so efficiently and wisely.
ReplyDeletePS: Are we still $18 Trillion in the red?