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4meshewill.bsky.social
My cousin did this and got 15 years for counterfeiting.
rvbdrm.com Ravin Boodram @rvbdrm.com · 3h
Before this, we would fax money to the movie theatre.
theoldinternet.bsky.social The old internet @theoldinternet.bsky.social · 4h
In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
anythingcogs.bsky.social
Chief Information Officer is going straight to hell for counterfeiting.
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
mobhistory.substack.com
#OTD (Jan. 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #HighlandNY #BuffaloNY #Canada #Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians
On this date, January 02... • in 1888, future Brooklyn underworld leader Leopoldo Lauritano is born in Gragnano, Italy. • in 1894, cross charges of felonious assault and battery between Valentine Piazza and Salvatore Catanzaro go to trial in Pittsburgh. • in 1903, Brooklyn Black Hand suspect Andrea Gambino is charged with extortion. • in 1909, the Morello Mafia's counterfeiting operation at Highland NY begins production of Canadian currency. • in 1916, John H. Crowley, one of the few non-Italian-American detectives to work on the New York Police Italian Squad, dies in Brooklyn after a short illness. • in 1919, Giuseppe 'Clutching Hand' Piraino is arrested in Brooklyn and charged with murder. He is later discharged by a magistrate. • in 1924, in Buffalo, Joseph DiCarlo, Joseph Ruffino, Gaetano Capodicaso and Pete Galleli are arrested for attempting to kill government witness Joseph Pattitucci. • in 1937, Rocco Strange waives extradition from Canada to the U.S., where he is to be charged with a 1906 western Pennsylvania murder. • in 1939, Philadelphia gangster Antonio Pollina is arrested for assault and battery - attempt to kill. The complaint against him is quickly withdrawn. • in 1940, 'Lepke' Buchalter is convicted of federal narcotics violations. Image of Joe DiCarlo.
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
natethegreat68.bsky.social
I'm calling it now: this is going to somehow end in a counterfeiting scandal. Like "those Vol Bucks we printed up were just meant to be exchanged for Tootsie Rolls and Red Bulls at the team store, we didn't think somebody would try to pass them off as real at Weigel's."
January 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
ernekid.bsky.social
Well as the Secret Service mostly deals with stuff like counterfeiting probably that.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elainegoldie.bsky.social
The Fed’s distinguishing characteristic is its grant-of-privilege to buy assets with money it doesn’t have. No other person or institution can legally do this; if they tried they would be indicted for counterfeiting.

www.lewrockwell.com/2026/01/geor...
The Partnership From Hell - LewRockwell
“But once a commodity is established as a money on the market, no more money at all is needed.” — Murray Rothbard, Taking Money Back, emphasis added The Fed’s distinguishing characteristic is its gran...
www.lewrockwell.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
bropez.bsky.social
At least with secret service there’s still a chance you get to work on like counterfeiting
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
sasscarpone.bsky.social
they should be using the anti counterfeiting angle tbh
January 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
keciasyear202x.bsky.social
A PICTURE OF MY COUSINS KIDS ARE NOT MY KIDS STUPID DIKE MURDERING COUNTERFEITING BITCH DELUSIONAL IDIOTS FRAUDS DUMB TRASH FAGGOT LOSERS STUPID DIKE MORONS YOUR FRAUD MURDERERS ENJOY THE REAL JAIL YOUR GOING TO RAPIST MURDERERS USERS
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
keciasyear202x.bsky.social
FUCK YOU DISGUSTING SCAMMING COUNTERFEITING MURDERERS
January 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
keciasyear202x.bsky.social
TAKING HER 11/2019 WE NEVER SAW HER ALIVE AFTER THAT YOU DISGUSTING SCAMMING COUNTERFEITING MURDERERS THEY MURDERED HER AND KEPT HER FUR COAT TOOK HER COVID MONEY BLAMED HER FOR SOME SCUMBAGS STEALING MEXICANS
January 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
oldhobbit.bsky.social
Why were the band Queen arrested for conspiracy to commit cheese counterfeiting?
"I want to fake brie, I want to fake brie..."
January 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
sabienpadilla.bsky.social
It's called counterfeiting where i come from. 🌞
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
nerdm3talhe4d.bsky.social
Another lost year in my life, I’m in mourning, and the migraines won’t leave me alone. I used to have Scotch whisky at the end of every year. Not anymore, because those fucking assholes in this goddamn country are even counterfeiting imported stuff. Fuck. ...Sorry for the rant. Happy New Year.
January 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
mobhistory.substack.com
#OTD (Dec. 31)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#YonkersNY #Philadelphia #Brooklyn #NewYork #Dallas #Pittsburgh #Chicago #Miami #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians
On this date, December 31... • in 1902, members of the Morello counterfeiting operation, Salvatore Romano, Isidore Crocevera, Joseph DePrima and Giuseppe Giallombardo go to trial in Yonkers NY for passing counterfeit $5 bills. • in 1911, Pellegrino Scaglia is held in New York's Tombs prison awaiting trial for murdering the Cardinali brothers. • in 1928, Brooklyn rum runner Charles 'Vannie' Higgins is fatally striking a man with his car. • in 1936, out-of-town gunmen kill Philadelphia underworld leader Pius Lanzetti and his pals Sammy Roberts and Fortunato Starzi in the back room of a South Philly deli. • in 1949, independent Dallas gambling racketeer Herbert Noble is shot near his home. • in 1954, as Pennsylvania Governor Fine leaves office, there are rumors that he was paid as much as $100,000 to issue the pardon that derailed deportation efforts against Pittsburgh Mafia leader Sebastian John LaRocca. • in 1960, Chicago Outfit associate Frank Rosenthal is arrested in Miami Beach FL for operating a gambling establishment. • in 1963, 'Joe Gags' Gagliano and five associates extend their stay in custody of Chicago police by refusing to cooperate with efforts to fingerprint and photograph them. • in 1976, Philly mob consigliere Antonio Caponigro rams an FBI agent's car as he drives into his home's driveway. • in 1982, eighty-year-old Meyer Lansky is admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach FL suffering from dehydration. Image of Pius Lanzetti
December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
danmcneilwrites.bsky.social
THE LONG SHOT

Two brothers, on the run from a Canadian mobster, take the reins in New York gangster Frankie Yale’s audacious plan to fix the 1924 King's Plate.

Based on a true story... sort of.

Shore Script Recommend

#ScriptSky #ScreenPit #fea #ac #ad #IP #SeRe #40Up #ISA
THE LONG SHOT; jockey riding horse; "Sometimes the long shot really isn't the long shot"; Written by Dan McNeil & Jasmine Aziz; Based on a true story (sort of) Coverage Quotes: “Period setting and focus is well-defined” “Comedic beats play well with the action focus, creating a fresh take on the traditional screwball genre” “The triple focus on horse racing, bootlegging, and counterfeiting is well-distributed throughout the feature” “The scenes at the racetrack is integral to the story and makes full use of the gangster and period premise elements, connecting them closely to the characters themselves and resulting in a strong feature” “A strong suit is the dialogue, which consistently stands as a strength throughout the entire script”
December 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
design-law.bsky.social
One thing I learned in the research that led to this article is that you should always, always check the statistics promulgated by "anti-counterfeiting" organizations. See, e.g., all the sources cited at FN 123.
The Counterfeit Sham - Harvard Law Review
Abstract There’s a new front in the IP rhetoric wars. Plaintiffs in “Schedule A” cases tell judges that they need to secretly seize the...
harvardlawreview.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
design-law.bsky.social
In this brief, SAFE again makes a number of empirical claims, citing to a page of an A-CAPP report that does not, as far as I can tell, support those claims:
Consumers purchasing infringing or counterfeit goods are also at risk of both physical and financial harm. For example, in 2019, local and federal agencies shut down a counterfeit jewelry operation in Los Angeles and determined that the seized jewelry, valued at about $15 million, contained levels of lead and cadmium as high as 200,000 parts per million (ppm), more than twice the acceptable level of 90 ppm per U.S. safety standards. Counterfeit Goods: A Danger to Public Safety, U.S. IMMIGR. & CUSTOMS ENF’T.7 In 2023, Michigan State University’s Center for Anti- Counterfeiting and Product Protection published a consumer survey study finding that 27% of American survey respondents lost money from counterfeit purchases, 22% suffered personal injury from counterfeit purchases, 19% suffered other negative health effects, and 19% had their personal information compromised from counterfeit purchases. Saleem Alhabash et al., Global Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Survey 2023: A 17 Country Study 42 MICH. ST. UNIV. CTR. FOR ANTICOUNTERFEITING & PROD. PROT. at 42 (2023), https://a-capp.msu.edu/wp-
December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
mobhistory.substack.com
#OTD (Dec. 30)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#DedhamMA #NewCastlePA #PoughkeepsieNY #Brooklyn #NewYork #ProvidenceRI #Chicago #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians
On this date, December 30... ... in 1889, the Dedham MA trial of accused killer Giuseppe Ignazio DeLucca begins. ... in 1907, scheduled for release from Allegheny PA Penitentiary in a few days, gang leader Rocco Racco is brought to New Castle PA and charged with additional crimes. ... in 1909, U.S. Secret Service agents learn from printer Antonio Comito that the Morello gang's currency counterfeiting plant was located near Poughkeepsie NY. ... in 1919, reigning Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore D'Aquila of Brooklyn obtains U.S. citizenship. ... in 1920, former Manhattan gang leader Edward 'Monk' Eastman is buried in Brooklyn with military honors. ... in 1929, a letter to John Savino, signed 'M.C.' and promising to fix the problems resulting from the Vitale dinner holdup, is read in open court. ... in 1930, Raymond L.S. Patriarca of Providence RI is sentenced to a year in prison for violating the federal Mann Act by working with a regional sex slavery ring. ... in 1980, Chicago racketeer William 'Butch' Petrocelli is murdered. ... in 1991, New England Mafia boss Nicholas L. Bianco of Providence RI begins a prison sentence of 11 years and five months for RICO violations. Image of Rocco Racco.
December 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
indianacitizen.org
A Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a single counterfeiting charge in St. Joseph County, Indiana, for allegedly forging signatures on a candidate petition form in 2024.

indianacitizen.org/signature-ir...

#indianapolitics #indianaelections #hoosiersky
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
shibakaz.bsky.social
It's incredibly funny like even counting it as counterfeiting is so funny like all they've done it's just creating a mint again
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
dreadwolfsjester.bsky.social
Even funnier there are multiple storylines about people counterfeiting caps by just... getting the old bottling plants running again (honestly they're not meant to be seen as an efficient or smart currency it's a legacy of how hyper branded their society was pre war)
December 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
tsadh0q.bsky.social
They are called security ribbons or threads and are used to prevent counterfeiting.
December 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
paulpar.bsky.social
Parolee Johnny Salvo (Ray Danton) is offered a chance to wipe his criminal record clean by joining the army and helping to find the whereabouts of another army parolee who went missing in Europe. His search leads him to a counterfeiting ring. "Outside the Law" (1956) #filmnoir
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM