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Woman sentenced for selling counterfeit Cisco equipment - Saturday, September 10, 2011

A Virginia woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for leading a "sophisticated" conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit Cisco Systems networking equipment, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Cisco counterfeit conspirators convicted - Friday, May 27, 2011

The US representative of a Chinese company has been convicted of importing and selling counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Leawood man pleads guilty to smuggling counterfeit Cisco equipment - Friday, December 10, 2010

A Leawood, Kan., man has pleaded guilty to selling $1 million worth of counterfeit Cisco computer equipment, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Cisco counterfeiting on the rise? - Thursday, August 05, 2010

While the counterfeit Cisco gear was intercepted by federal authorities before it was installed in Iraq, the case highlights the growing concern over phony hardware and shows just how easy it is to find such cheap counterfeit products on the open market..

Man convicted of selling fake computer parts to Marines - Friday, January 22, 2010

A jury in Senior U.S. District Judge David Hittner's court found that Ehab Ashoor trafficked in counterfeit Cisco computer products. He provided the Marines with 200 fake Cisco gigabit interface converters — hardware that allows computers to communicate with one another – and that were to be used in connection with Iraq operations.

Men indited in alleged counterfeit Cisco-parts smuggling to be arraigned - Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Four Boulder men indicted in connection with the alleged smuggling of counterfeit Cisco computer-network components from China are set to be arraigned next week, the office of the U.S. attorney for Colorado said Wednesday.

Kansas man charged with dealing in counterfeit Cisco products - Friday, December 04, 2009

Two Kansas men are accused of buying counterfeit Cisco Systems products in China, then selling them to customers in the United States.

2 plead guilty to selling counterfeit Cisco goods - Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Federal prosecutors say two brothers have admitted selling counterfeit Cisco computer hardware to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Counterfeit Cisco hardware - Monday, September 01, 2008

There is counterfeit Cisco hardware out there and the problem is only going to get worse. As a customer it is important to educate yourself because in this marketplace, it is truly caveat emptor or let the buyer beware.

Crime Doesn't Pay for N.Y. VAR Caught Selling Fake Cisco Gear - Thursday, July 31, 2008

Selling counterfeit Cisco wireless networking gear nets a New York VAR a stretch in federal prison and a whopping $2.2 million fine payable to Cisco.

Buying Cisco? Beware of counterfeit gear - Tuesday, July 08, 2008

If the price is too good to be true, then it probably is. I first became aware of the counterfeit gear issue after personally buying a bogus T1 WIC for a Cisco 2600 series router. After getting undressed by a Cisco partner for buying a bad WIC on eBay, I started to read up on the bogus gear issue. That's when I came across a news release by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security earlier this year regarding a bust of fake networking gear amounting to a street value of $76 million dollars.

Cisco not tackling counterfeit products - Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Cisco is not taking enough action to stamp out the sale of counterfeit products on Internet auction sites, according to networking-product resellers.

Mike Sheldon, chief executive of reseller Network Hardware Resale, told ZDNet Asia's sister site ZDNet UK on Wednesday that Cisco was not willing to co-operate with resellers to investigate potentially counterfeit Cisco products being sold on auction sites such as eBay.

Operation Cisco Raider: FBI raids own offices - Monday, May 12, 2008

The criminal probe, code-named Operation Cisco Raider, came amid concerns that counterfeit network components could enable hackers to access secure government databases, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

The operation involved 15 investigations at nine FBI field offices and the execution of 39 search warrants, the bureau said.

Operation Cisco Raider revealed 3,500 fake versions of Cisco equipment - Sunday, May 11, 2008

The counterfeit parts moved from companies in China through distributors in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Germany and Holland. In one case a subcontractor sold fake parts to the Navy from a Chinese supplier.

Computer company owner charged with selling fake Cisco parts - Thursday, May 08, 2008

Court documents say officials began investigating the business after agents raided a California business that they say supplied him with fake Cisco computer parts.

Derry business owner accused of dealing in counterfeit Cisco computer parts - Thursday, May 08, 2008

The investigation of Marcoux's business, Innovative Computer Services LLC, began in March when federal agents raided an Orange County, Calif., business that supplied him with fake Cisco computer parts, according to a federal affidavit.

Made in China, a security risk? - Thursday, April 03, 2008

Recent reports of counterfeit computer hardware from China have once again sparked the discussion on whether we should worry about security risks resulting from using this hardware. Obviously I am referring to counterfeit hardware such as corporate switches and routers from respectable manufacturers such as 3com and Cisco. These are commonly used by network providers, corporations and of course governments. Apparently copies of these products have shown up that are indistinguishable from the real thing, but are not manufactured by the original manufacturer. So what kind of security risk would be involved here?