Baker says Georgia will work to stop counterfeit items

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Baker says Georgia will work to stop counterfeit items

Story Published: Oct 16, 2008 at 9:35 AM EST

Story Updated: Oct 16, 2008 at 9:35 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP)- Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker says the
state will work to stop the flood of counterfeit items such as clothes, cigarettes and movies because profits from those sales go to gangs, fraud rings and terrorist organizations.

Speaking Wednesday to the Georgia and U.S. chambers of commerce,
Baker said he's assigned a senior assistant attorney general to coordinate with local prosecutors and law enforcement.

According to a poll commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 18 percent of those questioned in metro Atlanta said they had knowingly bought counterfeit items in the past year.

The number was much higher 41 percent among adults younger than 25.

Saturday, Oct 18 at 7:54 AM Melissa Mullis wrote ...

I could not believe the amount of counterfeit CD's and movies I continue to find at the flea markets, not only in Augusta, but the Athens Flea Market as well. Something has to be done, you can even go into some stores and they have binders full of movies titles, just pick and buy!!

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