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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Man Arrested in Elaborate Counterfeit Vaping Plot
Description: A 20-year-old Wisconsin man is accused of an elaborate plot to manufacture thousands of counterfeit vaping cartridges. According to local authorities, since January 2018, Tyler Huffhines ran a "very high-tech" operation that included a staff of 10 employees. According to a report from WISC, employees filled from 3,000 to 5,000 counterfeit cartridges a day. Each pack was professionally packaged and sold for about $16, which works out to $48,000 to $80,000 of product each day. According to the Kenosha News, the employees, who also had time cards, received just 30 cents per package.A team of agencies that included the DEA se...