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Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
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McGruff - The Crime Dog!
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Date: October 13, 2012 02:42PM
Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
$217,971 will go toward overtime, training, equipment
by Crystal Owens, Loudoun Times-Mirror More News
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20121011/NEWS/710119816/1117/virginia-state-police-receive-intellectual-property-theft-grant&template=fairfaxTimes
The Virginia State Police on Oct. 3 was awarded a $217,971 grant from the Department of Justice that will go toward fighting the purchase and sale of counterfeit and pirated products.
The announcement, made by U.S. Attorney General Eric Cantor and Deputy Attorney General James Cole, included money not only for Virginia, but a total of $2.4 million in grants to 13 jurisdictions in the country to combat the problem.
Those other jurisdictions include departments in Texas, Maryland, California, Oregon, Florida, Illinois, New York and Missouri.
Intellectual property theft, the violation of laws that protect copyrights, patents, trademarks and other forms of intellectual property and trade secrets, can destroy jobs and suppress innovation in the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Faulty products and improperly prepared counterfeit drugs can jeopardize the health and safety of consumers. In some cases, these activities are used to fund dangerous criminal enterprises and organized crime networks.
“IP theft is not a victimless crime. It can devastate lives and businesses as well as undermine our nation’s financial stability, jeopardize the health of our citizens, and even threaten our national security,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a prepared statement. “That’s why the Justice Department is fighting back with these new investments to prevent and combat IP theft by enabling some of our key state and local partners to build on their records of success.”
In awarding the money to the Virginia State Police, the goal is to identify and charge people who violate the Code of Virginia in relation to trademark and service mark infringement, counterfeit merchandise sales, money laundering, structuring and other related laws.
The strategies used to accomplish this include providing overtime resources for eight special agents to enable them to collect sufficient and credible evidence for prosecution, and training special agents to increase their knowledge and abilities in the area of IP theft investigation. The money also will be used to buy equipment for surveillance and evidence collection. VSP will coordinate the project with federal agencies.
In the past three years, the department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded more than $10 million in grants to 34 law enforcement agencies to tackle the problem. BJA has awarded a total of $13.4 million in grants to fight IP theft.
$217,971 will go toward overtime, training, equipment
by Crystal Owens, Loudoun Times-Mirror More News
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20121011/NEWS/710119816/1117/virginia-state-police-receive-intellectual-property-theft-grant&template=fairfaxTimes
The Virginia State Police on Oct. 3 was awarded a $217,971 grant from the Department of Justice that will go toward fighting the purchase and sale of counterfeit and pirated products.
The announcement, made by U.S. Attorney General Eric Cantor and Deputy Attorney General James Cole, included money not only for Virginia, but a total of $2.4 million in grants to 13 jurisdictions in the country to combat the problem.
Those other jurisdictions include departments in Texas, Maryland, California, Oregon, Florida, Illinois, New York and Missouri.
Intellectual property theft, the violation of laws that protect copyrights, patents, trademarks and other forms of intellectual property and trade secrets, can destroy jobs and suppress innovation in the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Faulty products and improperly prepared counterfeit drugs can jeopardize the health and safety of consumers. In some cases, these activities are used to fund dangerous criminal enterprises and organized crime networks.
“IP theft is not a victimless crime. It can devastate lives and businesses as well as undermine our nation’s financial stability, jeopardize the health of our citizens, and even threaten our national security,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a prepared statement. “That’s why the Justice Department is fighting back with these new investments to prevent and combat IP theft by enabling some of our key state and local partners to build on their records of success.”
In awarding the money to the Virginia State Police, the goal is to identify and charge people who violate the Code of Virginia in relation to trademark and service mark infringement, counterfeit merchandise sales, money laundering, structuring and other related laws.
The strategies used to accomplish this include providing overtime resources for eight special agents to enable them to collect sufficient and credible evidence for prosecution, and training special agents to increase their knowledge and abilities in the area of IP theft investigation. The money also will be used to buy equipment for surveillance and evidence collection. VSP will coordinate the project with federal agencies.
In the past three years, the department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded more than $10 million in grants to 34 law enforcement agencies to tackle the problem. BJA has awarded a total of $13.4 million in grants to fight IP theft.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Angry White Man
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Date: October 13, 2012 03:43PM
WTF!
Eric Cantor is not the U.S. attorney general, he is a U.S. Representative in Congress for Virginia's 7th District.
The U.S. Attorney General is Eric "fast and furious" Holder, who needs to be prosecuted.
Eric Cantor is not the U.S. attorney general, he is a U.S. Representative in Congress for Virginia's 7th District.
The U.S. Attorney General is Eric "fast and furious" Holder, who needs to be prosecuted.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Young Curmudgeon
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Date: October 13, 2012 03:56PM
Angry White Man Wrote:
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> WTF!
>
> Eric Cantor is not the U.S. attorney general, he
> is a U.S. Representative in Congress for
> Virginia's 7th District.
>
> The U.S. Attorney General is Eric "fast and
> furious" Holder, who needs to be prosecuted.
Eric Cantor is the House Majority Leader as well. Eric Holder should be removed from his position.
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> WTF!
>
> Eric Cantor is not the U.S. attorney general, he
> is a U.S. Representative in Congress for
> Virginia's 7th District.
>
> The U.S. Attorney General is Eric "fast and
> furious" Holder, who needs to be prosecuted.
Eric Cantor is the House Majority Leader as well. Eric Holder should be removed from his position.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Waste of Taxpayer Money
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Date: October 13, 2012 04:20PM
The money helps American companies and jobs very little. More likely, it helps the owners of ridiculously overpriced, non-American snob brands like Luis Vuitton, Chanel, Rolex, and the like. Truly a waste of taxpayer money.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Corporatocracy
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Date: October 13, 2012 04:47PM
Sony. Now that they own music and vido publishers.
They make cassettes and other media. In Japan, they used to permit the rental of recordings which would obviously be copied for permanent ownership.
They make cassettes and other media. In Japan, they used to permit the rental of recordings which would obviously be copied for permanent ownership.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Mexican Drug Cartels
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Date: October 13, 2012 06:05PM
Eric Holder needs to stay right...where...he is.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Angry White Man
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Date: October 13, 2012 07:39PM
Mexican Drug Cartels Wrote:
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> Eric Holder needs to stay right...where...he is.
I get it, McGruff the crime dog is just happy that he is not on the border, failing to capture Mexicans and "Other Than Mexicans" with rubber bullets while getting shot at with real bullets.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
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> Eric Holder needs to stay right...where...he is.
I get it, McGruff the crime dog is just happy that he is not on the border, failing to capture Mexicans and "Other Than Mexicans" with rubber bullets while getting shot at with real bullets.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
sgt carter
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Date: October 13, 2012 07:45PM
I bet the State Police spend the money on more of those silly hats.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
stephen
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Date: October 15, 2012 01:05PM
Have to wonder how much of it will be used on this issue.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
BEH
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Date: October 15, 2012 02:09PM
Over 200 grand to fight pirate tapes and phony viagra?
Obviously the drug and entertainment industries campaign contributions are paying off.
Obviously the drug and entertainment industries campaign contributions are paying off.
Re: Virginia State Police receive intellectual property theft grant
Posted by:
Dick Hurtz
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Date: October 16, 2012 03:09PM
I took Viagra and I have an erection which has lasted more than seven hours. I'm going to do as suggested and seek media attention. "Hello, Washington Post? Can you send a camera man as there's something I'd like to show you."