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Sophisticated Fraud Scheme Targeting Apple Leads to Conviction of Two Individuals

US DOJ Charlene Lensburg - February 21, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two Chinese nationals were convicted by a federal jury in the District of Columbia for orchestrating a complex fraud scheme aimed at defrauding Apple out of 5,000 iPhones valued at over $3 million. The elaborate scam, running from May 2017 to September 2019, involved the submission of counterfeit iPhones to Apple in exchange for genuine replacement devices.

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