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...films of its own. "People in Europe and America think that if it comes from Africa it must be bad or naive," Sauvalie says. "But our quality is international." That quality is on display in Kabongo, Pictoon's first major series, which was co-produced with French television company Canal France International and aired on CFI's satellite service last December. The 13-part series follows an African storyteller who wanders around the world - from the icy North Pole to tropical jungles - with his singing pet monkey, Golo. On one level, Kabongo is a parable about an African immigrant...
...Counterfeit shopping has become something of a sport, much to the chagrin of luxury-goods manufacturers. Fake designer bags are everywhere, it seems--so easy to buy that in some circles it's almost uncool to carry the real thing. Once limited to grimy stalls on New York's Canal Street, counterfeit luxury goods can be found online and in malls, and have even turned up at discount chains such as Daffy's, based in Secaucus, N.J. Among the ladies-who-lunch crowd, purse parties, where guests buy inexpensive fakes in private homes while they sip champagne, are the latest...
...Fendi merchandise in thirty 40-ft. containers through Port Elizabeth, N.J. According to the customs officials, 15 of the defendants are Chinese nationals who are part of two separate crime networks that use shell companies to import counterfeit luxury goods from China and distribute them through storefronts on Canal Street. Each organization paid undercover agents $50,000 a container to look the other way. These might be run-of-the-mill crime rings, but both customs and Interpol have warned in recent months that counterfeit merchandising is also being used to fund terrorist groups...
Once the goods hit the U.S., there's little deterrent. "In narcotics, they get 20 years to life," says Pat Stella, U.S. customs assistant special agent in charge of New York City. "But a guy caught on Canal Street in the morning is back on the street by the afternoon." Customs officials have been working to increase the penalties, tacking on other charges like money laundering, which can increase a sentence to 10 to 20 years...
...does not deserve my participation.” My voir dire would be my bully pulpit, a chance to proclaim my dissent in ringing tones, overheard and applauded by dozens of Manhattanites. Plus, I wanted to get out early and buy cheap earrings from the vendors on Canal Street...