The U.S. military bought more than $20M of Chinese-made counterfeit goods

The U.S. military, government agencies and other purchasers bought more than $20 million worth of Chinese-made counterfeit goods designed to look like domestically produced gear from a company that defrauded the government and helped to orchestrate the counterfeiting process between January 2013 and October 2018, Justice Department officials said last week. Kohanbash would then sell the gear to “other wholesalers who ultimately marketed and sold them to military and government buyers off as genuine, American-made products,” justice officials said in a news release. For instance, the labels on counterfeit hoods intended for military and law enforcement personnel stated that the items were “permanently flame resistant,” and that they met a specific industry standard for flame-resistant attire, justice officials said.

Source: www.militarytimes.com