Pretending Foreign Manufacturer Employees Work for You is a Crime
Companies sometimes pretend their manufacturing partners work for them to bestow greater credibility on the local company selling the product. However, a guilty plea in the Aventura case shows this was actually a crime.
In this report, IPVM examines the details of the employee's admission and how common such tactics are in the video surveillance industry.
See previous coverage of Aventura:
- Aventura Employee Pleads Guilty
- US Issues Criminal Charges Against Aventura For Fraudulently Selling Hikvision And Other China Products
- Aventura Sues Convergint For $1 Million
- Aventura Sues End User Plus Alleges FBI Owes Them $361,000
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