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Unilever, Henkel and P&G Get Clipped by Counterfeit Coupon Caper

Virginia couple cost marketers and retailers millions of dollars.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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A Virginia couple operated a counterfeit coupon ring that bilked household and personal product makers and their retail partners out of millions of dollars. Lori Ann Talens, 41, and her husband, Pacifico Talens Jr., 43, ran one of the largest counterfeiting rings in US history, according to the US Department of Justice. The couple ran the counterfeit ring from April 2017 to May 2020. Their scheme cost Kimberly-Clark nearly $9 million; Procter & Gamble, $2.8 million; Unilever, $2.5 millio...

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