The owner of a New York-based tech company told his customers -- including the U.S. government -- that his security and surveillance equipment was manufactured in the U.S. But federal prosecutors this week said the 'Made in the USA' labels on the products offered by Aventura Technologies Inc. were a lie.
A man walks by a display of surveillance technologies for Huawei, one of the Chinese tech companies sanctioned by the U.S. government for national security concerns, during the Security China 2023 in Beijing, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. After years of …The owner of a New York-based tech company told his customers — including the U.S. government — that his security and surveillance equipment was manufactured in the U.S.
The company also defrauded customers and the government by claiming that Frances Cabasso was in charge so Aventura could obtain access to valuable government contracts reserved for women-owned businesses. The true CEO was her husband, In March 2019, the U.S. Navy ordered a $13,500 laser night vision camera from the company. The next month, Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a shipment to Aventura from a Chinese company. After discovering a camera matching the Navy’s order, they secretly marked it for later identification.
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