Aventura Contests "Gross and Untenable Inaccuracies" of US Government's Prosecution
20 months after the US government issued criminal charges against Aventura, for "having conspired with PRC [China] manufacturers" primarily Hikvision, now Aventura head Jack Cabasso's attorney has protested what they allege are "gross and untenable inaccuracies" from the prosecution.
In this report, IPVM examines Aventura's positioning:
- What these "gross and untenable inaccuracies" are
- Why the seizure of Aventura managing director's funds is unjustifiable
- Why the trial should start immediately
- Defense vs Government on whether Aventura was manufacturing
- "Substantive transformation" for made in the USA products examined
- Defense: US government "complicit, hypocritical"
- An Aventura employee takes plea deal
- Next steps in case
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