A Texas man who took hostages in a northwestern Indiana realty office and held police at bay for several hours suffered three gunshot wounds before dying, likely from two different weapons, a coroner said Saturday. Roy L.INDIANAPOLIS – NFL and federal officials gathered Thursday to warn Hoosiers about counterfeit merchandise and tickets – starting with footage of a Fort Wayne raid that seized about 200 items, mostly jerseys and shirts.
"Counterfeiters know no rules and are hurting this country," said John Morton, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
He said it's no longer about buying a $10 jersey out of the trunk of a car. Now, counterfeiting involves organized criminal syndicates selling merchandise at a slight discount through retail stores or over the Internet.
Morton said it's nonsense to say there are no victims to the crime of counterfeiting, noting that the rings don't pay taxes or provide jobs in the United States.
As part of a four-month, nationwide blitz, federal authorities seized 42,692 phony Super Bowl-related items costing more than $4.8 million.
This includes items confiscated during a Sunday raid at Off the Wall Novelties in Glenbrook Square, officials said. No arrests were made and the owner was cooperative, officials said.
The sweep also shut down more than 300 websites selling illegal merchandise or unlawfully streaming live sporting telecasts.
Anastasia Danias, vice president of legal affairs for the NFL, also warned Hoosiers about counterfeit tickets. Arrests have already been made in the New York area for tickets to this year's game. Investigations are ongoing in Indianapolis.
She said that in order to ensure people have authentic tickets when they get to the game, they should look for key security features such as a holographic sticker, a laser die cut on the front and a heat-sensitive logo on the back.
