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03
Oct
2024
Anne Liese Heinichen

InterCEPT has launched a new online class – WB01 - Electroni...
WB01 is a live, instructor-led online class that provides anyone involved in the purchase, sale, inspection or integration of Electrical, Electronic, ...
02
Oct
2024
Anne Liese Heinichen

BIS Enforces Antiboycott Regulations for a US Company Reques...
On September 30, the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security announced a civil penalty of $151,875.00 against Quantum Co...
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Counterfeit Mitigation Training

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17
Jul
2024
Anne Liese Heinichen and Rebecca Dulberg

Hong Kong Addresses Added to Entity List – What You Should K...
On June 12, 2024, the US Department of Commerce announced new export restrictions related to Russia’s war against Ukraine. While the US government has...
22
Mar
2024
Damir Akhoundov

2023 Annual Report
In 2023, ERAI reported a total of 786 suspect counterfeit and nonconforming parts showing a slight increase over the previous year. The significant d...
05
May
2023
Adina Genn

Michael Montenes, the owner of M.S. Hi-Tech, pleads guilty ...
A Long Island business owner pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip Wednesday to bribing a federal official in a scheme to obtain nearly $1 ...
27
Jan
2023
Damir Akhoundov

2022 Annual Report
In 2022 ERAI reported a total of 768 suspect counterfeit and nonconforming parts showing a marked increase over the last three years. From 2021 to 20...
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Report a Part

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04
Nov
2022

Former Apple Employee Conspired with Distributors to Defraud...
A former Apple employee, Dhirendra Prasad, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with...
01
Aug
2022
Kristal Snider

Fake LinkedIn Profiles Targeting Chip Buyers Used to Commit ...
In July 2022, a buyer began communicating via LinkedIn with an individual identifying himself as "Howard Carrick". In his profile, Carrick alleges he...
25
Mar
2022
Anne-Liese Heinichen

The War in Ukraine and Sanctions Against Russia
ERAI is deeply concerned by the war in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned internationally and by the United Nations Gener...
02
Dec
2021
Kristal Snider

Hundreds of Component Buyers Scammed by Fraudulent Websites
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electrical, electronic and electromechanical (EEE) parts and/or materiel. ER...
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18
Oct
2021
Kristal Snider

Scammers Impersonate Digi-Key to Defraud Buyers
Digi-Key Corporation aka Digi-Key Electronics aka Digi-Key Sales Corporation’s name, logo and likeness are being used in a wire fraud scheme to defrau...
08
Jul
2021
Kristal Snider

Desperate Buyers Targeted by Scammers During Chip Shortage
This message is a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components. An individual by the name of Nick Martin, using mul...
11
Mar
2021
Anne-Liese Heinichen

Cisco Systems Files Civil Suit Against US and Chinese Compan...
On March 9, 2021 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Cisco Systems filed a civil suit against three Tennessee-b...
02
Feb
2021
Anne-Liese Heinichen

Three Iranians Charged with Illegally Exporting Electronic G...
On January 12, 2021, an indictment was unsealed in the US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan charging Arash Yousefi Jam aka Arash Yousefijam...
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01
Feb
2021
ERAI, Inc.

Former Avnet Asia Employee Charged with Criminal Conspiracy ...
On December 5, 2019, Cheng Bo aka Joe Cheng, a Chinese citizen, was charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and...
29
Jan
2021
ERAI, Inc.

US Government Announces Administrative Settlement against Av...
US Department of Commerce announced today an Administrative Settlement of $3.2 million (partially suspended) against Avnet Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Avnet Asia...