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Alastair Gray: How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime

What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime. Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting -- from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods -- as well as measures you can take to help stop it. "Let's shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight," Gray says.

English
  • Originally Aired December 6, 2017
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code AlastairGray_2017S
  • Network YouTube
  • Created March 25, 2019 by
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Name Type Role
Alastair Gray Guest Star