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22
Mar
2024
Damir Akhoundov

2023 Annual Report

In 2023, ERAI reported a total of 786 suspect counterfeit and nonconforming parts showing a slight increase over the previous year. The significant d...
05
May
2023
Adina Genn

Michael Montenes, the owner of M.S. Hi-Tech, pleads guilty ...

A Long Island business owner pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip Wednesday to bribing a federal official in a scheme to obtain nearly $1 ...
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27
Jan
2023
Damir Akhoundov

2022 Annual Report

In 2022 ERAI reported a total of 768 suspect counterfeit and nonconforming parts showing a marked increase over the last three years. From 2021 to 20...
04
Nov
2022

Former Apple Employee Conspired with Distributors to Defraud...

A former Apple employee, Dhirendra Prasad, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with...
01
Aug
2022
Kristal Snider

Fake LinkedIn Profiles Targeting Chip Buyers Used to Commit ...

In July 2022, a buyer began communicating via LinkedIn with an individual identifying himself as "Howard Carrick". In his profile, Carrick alleges he...
25
Mar
2022
Anne-Liese Heinichen

The War in Ukraine and Sanctions Against Russia

ERAI is deeply concerned by the war in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned internationally and by the United Nations Gener...
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02
Dec
2021
Kristal Snider

Hundreds of Component Buyers Scammed by Fraudulent Websites

This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electrical, electronic and electromechanical (EEE) parts and/or materiel. ER...
18
Oct
2021
Kristal Snider

Scammers Impersonate Digi-Key to Defraud Buyers

Digi-Key Corporation aka Digi-Key Electronics aka Digi-Key Sales Corporation’s name, logo and likeness are being used in a wire fraud scheme to defrau...