"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 ...

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the largest counterfeit instruments bust on record, confirming it ...

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 ...

After US Border Protection officers reported the biggest counterfeit instrument bust on record when it seized $18 million of fake Gibson guitars late last year, it’s fair to say that the issue ...

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 ...

The authorities said the incident was the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record ... that the seized guitars were not convincing fakes, and that any player who was familiar ...