"Most of these instruments were not made as fakes, per se," Pollens says. "These instruments were churned out in the 19th and 20th century, mostly in German factories." The Smithsonian says ...

After US Border Protection officers reported the biggest counterfeit instrument bust on record when it seized $18 million of ...

In the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted over 3,000 fake Gibson guitars at the LA/Long Beach Seaport.

More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars were seized ... are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the busiest container port in North America.

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that could have been sold for a combined $18.7 million were seized by federal authorities after the typically made-in-America instruments arrived from Asia ...

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The fake instruments would've been sold online or in stores not licensed to sell Gibson guitars, they added. "If a consumer wants to be protected, buy from Gibson.com. Buy from an authorized ...

criminal possession of a forged instrument and conspiracy. Authorities say she sold about 250 fake vaccine cards in recent months. Clifford's alleged co-conspirator, Nadayza Barkley, of Bellport ...