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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...
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...
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Counterfeit Mitigation Training

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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...
08
Jul
2021
Kristal Snider

Desperate Buyers Targeted by Scammers During Chip Shortage
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components. An individual by the name of Nick Martin, using mul...
28
Jan
2020
Kristal Snider

Search Warrant Served Against Distributor that Shipped Count...
On December 17, 2019, a search and seizure warrant was served at the California home of George Attar a/k/a Emad Al Attar, the CEO of Vizocom ICT LLC, ...
22
Aug
2019
Kristal Snider

New InterCEPT Certification Programs

InterCEPT has developed two new certification programs designed for individual students in the electronics industry who want to take an extra step to ...
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02
Aug
2019
Kristal Snider

Evaluating Risk - The Aftermath of the Rogelio Vasquez Convi...
On May 30, 2019, Rogelio Vasquez, aka “James Harrison”, owner of PRB Logics Corporation, was sentenced to 46 months in a federal prison after pleading...
18
Jun
2019
Kristal Snider

Fraud Alert- High Risk Websites That Take Your Money and Run
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components. ERAI has identified numerous websites run by maliciou...
20
May
2019
Kristal Snider

OEM and CM Buyers Targeted in US Based Bait-And-Switch Schem...
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components. A man by the name of Nick Martin has created, and/or...
12
Feb
2019
Kristal Snider

Fraud Alert- High Risk Websites That Take Your Money and Run...
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components. ERAI has identified numerous websites run by maliciou...
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18
Jun
2018
Kristal Snider

The Battle Continues Against Unregulated E-Waste

In the Q2-2016 edition of INSIGHT, readers were encouraged to become familiar with and support H.R. 5579, the Secure-E-waste Export Recycling Act (SEE...
02
May
2018
Kristal Snider

New InterCEPT Classes Launched
InterCEPT has launched two new classes to supplement your organization’s training requirements. Each class features handouts of the course material, q...
14
Feb
2018
Kristal Snider

Use Caution to Avoid Counterfeit Nichia Laser Diode Products
Nichia Corporation published a press release alerting customers a “large number” of counterfeit Nichia laser diode products have entered the supply ch...
27
Oct
2017
Kristal Snider

Don’t Get Scammed by Components-Center.com
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components. There is a website, www.components-center.com, being...
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06
Oct
2017
Kristal Snider

Florida Independent Distributors Plead Guilty to Exporting P...
Ali Caby, aka “Alex Caby”, Arash Caby, aka “Axel Caby”, and Marjan Caby plead guilty to conspiracy to (1) export goods from the United States to Syria...
04
Aug
2017
Kristal Snider

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Radiation-Har...
Peter Zuccarelli entered a guilty plea on Thursday for his role in illegally exporting sophisticated ICs to China and Russia.
03
Aug
2017
Kristal Snider

SAE AS6171 Improves Identification of Suspect Counterfeit EE...
Earlier this month, Advanced Component Testing, an independent electronic component test lab, performed a gap analysis between AS6171 and AS6081 to de...
19
Apr
2017
Kristal Snider

Legislation Tackling Counterfeit Parts in the Defense Supply...
On December 23, 2016, S.2943 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 was signed into law (Public Law No: 114-328). Section 815 revise...
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12
Apr
2017
Kristal Snider

NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 Addresses Counterf...
On March 21, 2017, surrounded by an astronaut and legislators, President Trump signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Au...
03
Apr
2017
Kristal Snider

Webinar - Should Your Organization Be Concerned About DFARS ...
If your organization is currently faced with obsolescence and counterfeit detection and avoidance challenges, and are unaware of the recent DFARS ann...
29
Mar
2017
Kristal Snider

NJMET Ordered to Pay $3.76 Million Dollars in Damages for Br...
What started as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspect unapproved part investigation into substandard transistors used in Boeing 737 antiskid...
03
Mar
2017
Kristal Snider

Florida Independent Distributors Arrested and Charged with E...
Owners and employees of AW-Tronics, LLC, a Florida-based independent distributor, have been arrested and charged with exporting prohibited articles to...
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09
Feb
2017
Kristal Snider

Free Webinar- Introduction to ESD - Feb 14 or Feb 16, 2017
Do You Know: What ESD is? Why ESD can be dangerous for your products? Types of ESD device damage? How much money ESD damage can cost your business? ...
07
Feb
2017
Kristal Snider

China Remains the Primary Source Economy for Counterfeit Act...
A record number of IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) violations were reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Cu...
19
Oct
2016
Kristal Snider

Cyber Crime, Your Bank Accounts, and Your Insurance

Nearly half of all business owners carry some form of cyber insurance but small businesses lag behind, largely because they don’t see themselves as vu...
07
Oct
2016
Kristal Snider

Cyber Crime Victim Sues Insurance Provider for Denying $480,...
AFGlobal Corporation, a Texas based AS9100 certified manufacturer servicing the aerospace market, is battling their insurance company in a Texas distr...
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13
Sep
2016
Kristal Snider

Newly Revised Counterfeit Avoidance Standard SAE AS5553 B al...
In November 2007, the G-19 Counterfeit Electronic Components Committee was chartered by SAE Aerospace to develop the first industry standard to specif...
26
Jul
2016
Kristal Snider

Counterfeits and E-Waste – Your Voice Matters – Sign this Pe...
The federal government and the defense industry are enacting new policies and practices to prevent the introduction of counterfeit components into sup...
22
Jul
2016
Kristal Snider

US Senate designates July as anti-counterfeiting awareness m...
The US Senate has passed a resolution designating July as an anti-counterfeiting consumer awareness month.
18
Jul
2016
Kristal Snider

Unregulated E-Waste Keeps the Counterfeiters’ Funnel Full
It is 2016: fifteen years since China was admitted to the WTO and the first counterfeit part was reported to ERAI; a decade since ERAI’s President m...
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11
Jul
2016
Kristal Snider

Authentic Parts Classified as Counterfeit and Seized by CBP ...
For more than a year, beginning in January 2014, a distributor in the U.S. placed eleven (11) orders for more than 16,000 pieces of Texas Instrument...
16
Jun
2016
Kristal Snider

SELLER BEWARE – Crime Ring Investigation Continues
ERAI is investigating what is believed to be a crime ring operating in the Los Angeles, CA and Las Vegas, NV areas. There is evidence to suggest the i...
21
Apr
2016
Kristal Snider

Creative Electron Acquires FocalSpot
Creative Electron, Inc., a leading American manufacturer of x-ray inspection systems announced today the acquisition of the legacy MXI service busines...
18
Apr
2016
Kristal Snider

Chinese Chip Distributor Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Steal an...
On December 10, 2015 three Chinese nationals (DAOFU ZHANG, 40; JIANG GUANGHOU YAN, also known as “Ben,” 33; and XIANFENG ZUO, 37) were arrested on fed...
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16
Apr
2016
Kristal Snider

Refurbished vs. Remarked - A Disturbing Trend

Refurbished parts are defined as “parts that have been renovated in an effort to restore them to a ‘like new’ condition, e.g., leaded parts may have h...
11
Apr
2016
Kristal Snider

Educational and Networking Opportunity
Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials Technical Symposium and Expo: June 28-30, 2016 Workshops: June 30, 2016 Marriott Inn & Confere...
05
Feb
2016
Kristal Snider

NEW Data Source Offered by ERAI Adds Additional Layer of Pro...
Since 2001 ERAI has been collecting and storing data on nonconforming and suspect counterfeit parts.  This searchable high risk and suspect counterfei...
10
Dec
2015
Kristal Snider

Jeff Krantz Avoids Jail Term

On July 28, 2015, after an extensive, multi-year investigation involving the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) and the U.S. Department of ...
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04
Dec
2015
Kristal Snider

Co-Owner and Vice President of AFM Microelectronics Inc. Arr...
Since 1990 the United States has maintained an arms embargo against the People's Republic of China (PRC) that prohibits the export, re-export, or tran...
12
Nov
2015
Kristal Snider

DoD Casts A Wide Net To Catch Counterfeit Parts; DFARS Case ...
In the last few years there has been a flurry of legislative activity relative to counterfeit electronic parts in the DoD supply chain. In 2007 concer...
29
Sep
2015
Kristal Snider

Customs Seized Goods: Who is Responsible for Release Payment...
When goods are seized by Customs, is the Supplier entitled to payment or is the Buyer within its right to cancel the order and refuse payment?
12
Sep
2015
Kristal Snider

Dual Russian-American Citizen Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to...
Originally charged in October 2012 along with 10 accomplices, Alexander Fishenko pleaded guilty on September 9, 2015 in New York to conspiring and ill...
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29
Jul
2015
Kristal Snider

New York Man Admits Supplying Falsely Remarked Computer Chip...
On Tuesday July 28, 2015 the Department of Justice announced that Jeff Krantz, the former CEO of Harry Krantz LLC, entered a guilty plea to supplying ...
13
Jun
2015
Kristal Snider

Information and Collaboration Reduce Risk

From its foundation ERAI has had one goal and that is to provide a platform for our Members to openly share information for the betterment of our enti...
26
May
2015
Kristal Snider

Chip Supplier Pleads Diminished Capacity to Avoid Imprisonme...
Peter Picone pleaded guilty to Count Two of eight-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to intentionally traffic in counterfeit military goods...
19
May
2015
Kristal Snider

Fake Check Scam Impacting Supply Chain
ERAI recently reported a case in which an ERAI Member’s identity was used in a scheme to defraud several law firms in Florida and Texas resulting i...
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19
Feb
2015
Kristal Snider

Free Webinar - Counterfeit Parts Avoidance - Part II
Counterfeit parts within the government supply chain are a growing concern. Join us for a Safety and Mission Assurance Discussion Forum on March 3 at ...
08
Jan
2015
Kristal Snider

Probe launched of Yaphank electronics supplier 1-Source Elec...
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