The Father Manny Gonzalez murder was her case. She’d caught it. She had to be present to witness Father Gribbon’s formal identification of the body at the ME’s Office; she had to observe the autopsy; all

I was recently reading an article titled, “Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?-- Interaction with Federal Law Enforcement,” published in the March 2017 issue of The Brand Protection Professional, written

CHAPTER 5 (1) Toni Santiago first met Ryan two years before when she was a patrol officer in a Spanish Harlem precinct. Her sector car had been called to a triple homicide at a social club at E. 105th

CHAPTER 4 Toni and Geddes were accelerating on the Cross-Bronx Expressway en route to Bronx borough headquarters—also the home of the Bronx Homicide Squad; both housed in a police precinct stationhouse

Reviewed by Ron Alvarez Paul Paradise has written a novel that is not only an absorbing investigative thriller but also a solid vehicle in which to experience the complexities of the counterfeiting and

CHAPTER 3 After they brought Father Gribbons to the M.E.’s office to identify Father Manny’s body, by mid-afternoon Toni and Geddes showed up at the midtown Manhattan office building housing the law offices

By Ron Alvarez Title: PUERTO RICANS IN PARIS—Released June 10, 2016 Two NYPD counterfeit detective specialists (of Puerto Rican descent) get a visit from a Paris handbag designer (Collette) and her associate

CHAPTER 2 Normally, a direct call to the lieutenant—or sometimes just a text—would have been enough of a notification, even a high-profile murder like a priest—to just give him the basic details as his

A recent article published in a U.S. publication (The Daily Beast) titled “Cult-Like Language”; Snapchat Threatens Crackdown, Jailtime for Leakers”,[1] was a stark reminder to me of how little some employees

CHAPTER 1 “What’s cooking?” Detective Toni Santiago said into her iPhone. She noticed the time on the screen read 6:42 before she answered. She'd been running on the tree-lined campus of the College of

In my October 24, 2016, blog-post titled, “U.S. Government Resources Dedicated to the Investigation and Prosecution of IP Crime,” I detailed the considerable resources the U.S. dedicates to the fight against

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee… Jeremiah 1:5 PROLOGUE SUNDAY MORNING Milton Iglesia had taken a window seat in the last row

In my previous blog post titled, “Trade Secrets Protection-Mindfulness,” I referred to an incident in Massachusetts in which a bad actor physically infiltrated a robotics company’s facility without notice.

CASE STUDY It was reported that on a late evening this past August, the CEO of a medical technology company in Massachusetts stumbled upon a person unknown to him sitting in the company conference room

In an article published in the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on September 25, 2017, it was reported that a copyright infringement claim made against Curtis Jackson (a.k.a. 50 Cent) and Starz[1]

Two weeks ago it was reported that police in Mumbai, India, arrested four current and/or former employees of a third-party Mumbai-based company for suspicion of leaking an unaired episode of “Game of Thrones.”

The July/August, 2017, issue of PI Magazine includes a feature article written by Ron Alvarez, titled, "Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft." The article takes a broad look at the

In the following intriguing video and article published in the Mirror on July 5, 2017, titled, "No More Cheap Knock-Offs: Here's How Scientists May Have Solved the Problem of Counterfeit Goods,"

Recently I was introduced to the "Intellectual Property" Facebook page by its moderator, Roxanne Andrieux. Roxanne began her career at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in 1983 where her team

A recent article written by PAUL MOZUR, in the NY Times, on May 15, 2017, titled, "China, Addicted to Bootleg Software, Reels From Ransomware Attack," reminded us of a number of troubling things,