You can't fake moral authority.
Prosecutors say they provided Francis with confidential ship route information or directed the movement of navy vessels to Asian ports with lax oversight so the company could inflate costs and invent tariffs by using fake port authorities.
GDMA would then overcharge the Navy by millions of dollars to provide fuel, food and other "services" and make up costly tariffs set by fake port authorities, the criminal complaint said.
If you see or have purchased a product you think may be a fake, contact authorities so that they can investigate.
Forgeries are another problem in China: in July, the Jibaozhai Museum in Jizhou was shut when most of its collection of 40,000 antiques were declared fakes by authorities.
Of course they would hire an artist to creep around in their garage at night to fake-evade authorities in order to create an "authentic" yet palatable graffiti art experience.
EBay has said that it makes a good-faith effort to protect its users, and the company has taken a few steps recently to deter fraud, including an announcement in July telling its users that some sellers of sporting items had used fake certificates of authority to entice buyers.
Despite a national campaign against fake Moutai, the authorities seem to be losing the battle against counterfeiters, who have perfected the look and taste of the real thing.
Not coincidentally, Chalabi fed U.S. authorities fake intelligence through the operative "Curveball".
