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Shiftheads - Three and a Half Million in Fake Jerseys. But Who Really is Getting Ripped Off?
Toronto Police just pulled three and a half million dollars worth of counterfeit jerseys out of a west-end warehouse, and the story of how it happened says more about who runs this city right now than the bust itself.
It was not a tip from a concerned citizen. A lawyer retained by a legitimate sports apparel manufacturer tracked the knockoffs, confirmed they were counterfeit, and handed it to police. Mark Mendelson says this is organized crime operating in plain sight — on Instagram, on TikTok, in parking lot tents across the GTA — because the demand is real and the math works…
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