In the media · Since the 1980s
More than two decades on the record.
MI:33 and founder Rob Holmes have been cited more than a hundred times across newspapers, magazines, television, and books, from the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times to the BBC, Forbes, and Bloomberg. The full archive is below.
Selected outlets The New York Times The Wall Street Journal BBC Forbes Bloomberg Financial Times CNBC Business Insider Consumer Reports Women’s Wear Daily Fortune
The firm today
MI:33 in the media
The founding era
Where it started, 1981 to 2005
Coverage in this era follows Robert (Bob) Holmes, Sr. the founder of Holmes Hi-Tech, who built his preceding practice and the built family name in counterfeit investigation. The work that became MI:33 started here.
| Date | Publication | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Fine Living Channel | The Shopping Bags |
| 2004-08 | Time Out: NY | Spies Like Us |
| 2003-04 | Forbes | Tricky Dicks |
| 2002-07 | Poughkeepsie Journal | Pirates Toy With Trusted Trademarks |
| 2002-06 | The New York Times | The Knockoff Squad |
| 2002-01 | Duane Swierczynski (Book) | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Frauds, Scams, and Cons |
| 2001-07 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Police Arrest Woman on Counterfeit Charges |
| 1999-10 | Paul R. Paradise (Greenwood Publishing) | Trademark Counterfeiting, Product Piracy, and the Billion Dollar Threat to the U.S. Economy |
| 1998-05 | Women's Wear Daily | Keep Up the Heat. Relentless Pursuit of Counterfeiters. |
| 1996-05 | Fortune | Farewell My Logo: A Detective Story |
| 1989-04 | Press of Atlantic City | A Job for Sherlock Holmes |
| 1988-10 | Philadelphia Magazine | Caveat Vendor |
| 1983-12 | Press of Atlantic City | Fake Gucci Bags Are Confiscated |
| 1983-11 | Philadelphia Inquirer | Look-alike Gucci Purses Seized |
| 1983-08 | Press of Atlantic City | Stores Raided for Counterfeit T-Shirts |
| 1982-10 | Press of Atlantic City | Tough, But Not Tough-Guys |
| 1980-01 | Press of Atlantic City | Ex-Trooper Forms Protection Service |