Kris Buckner is the president of Investigative Consultants, with over 22 years of experience in investigations related to trademark counterfeiting, piracy, and other intellectual property matters. ✍️ Full show notes and worksheet for this episode: https://jordanharbinger.com/308 What We Discuss with Kris Buckner: 👜 Why the trillion-dollar counterfeiting industry should concern you -- even if you don't care that the "Gucci" bag you got for $12 can't be spotted as a knockoff by the snootiest in your circle of friends. 👜 What gets counterfeited? You name it: designer clothes, automobile parts, cancer medication, alcohol, makeup, vaping products, perfume, computer parts, and kids' cough syrup are just the tip of the iceberg. 👜 How buying or selling counterfeit goods -- knowingly or otherwise -- potentially benefits corrupt regimes, terrorists, and organized crime networks around the world. 👜 The real harm counterfeit goods pose to the end consumer, from health risks associated with contaminated products to loose parts that can become choking hazards for small children. 👜 The real harm counterfeit goods pose to the legitimate economy, from fewer jobs to less tax revenue that funds law enforcement and education. And much more... You may have shrugged and said "What's the real harm?" when you paid $15 to some dude in the Stuckey's parking lot just off the interstate for a fake Chanel handbag that fooled all your friends at Sunday brunch. Perhaps you couldn't nab the hottest toy for your nephew last Christmas because they were sold out everywhere from here to Poughkeepsie, so you slipped a crisp $50 to a guy in the office mailroom to secure you an "Eddy" Ruxpin -- hoping your nephew isn't old enough to read (or observant enough to notice) yet. But would your indifference toward product legitimacy extend toward cosmetics you put on your face, food you feed to your pets, brakes that stop your car, or drugs you trust to relieve the symptoms of a terminal ailment? In this episode, we're joined by Investigative Consultants president Kris Buckner, an expert who's spent more than two decades rooting out the counterfeit goods and services that fuel a trillion-dollar industry that only benefits petty crooks, terrorist cells, tyrannical regimes, and organized crime networks. So who does counterfeiting really hurt? All of the rest of us who get left holding the (fake and possibly health-hazardous) bag. Listen, learn, and enjoy! Subscribe to the Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe/ Follow Jordan and The Jordan Harbinger Show _______________________________________________ Website: http://jordanharbinger.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thejordanharbingershow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanharbinger/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jordanharbinger/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordanharbinger/ Subscribe: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe/