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Stow man accused of smuggling body armor from China, claiming false certifications
Iliev is accused of instructing his employees in Stow to attach the fake labels of “NIJ Certified” and “Made in Stow, Ohio” to the body armor from China. Federal investigators seized and ...
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Stow businessman charged with smuggling and selling knock-off body armor from China
Iliev allegedly instructed his employees to affix the fake labels with phrases like "NIJ Certified" and "Made in Stow, Ohio" to the smuggled armor. The NIJ tested the ShotStop-sold body armor ...
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Stow man charged with smuggling body armor from China to law enforcement as American-made
The company marketed its Level III and Level IV body armor as “Made in Stow, Ohio” and “NIJ Certified.” The National Institute of Justice, or NIJ, is the research, development, and ...
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Feds charge ShotStop founder with smuggling, selling Chinese-made body armor
“The seized ballistic plates were sent to Oregon Ballistic Laboratories for testing, which is one of five approved NIJ-certified facilities ... faulty body armor from ShotStop, according to bankruptcy ...