Chapter 21: Piracy
Taipei, Taiwan - Acting on a tip from a would-be robber, the
fraud unit of the National Police arrested four men and two women
for selling phony LifeShield devices. Also seized in the raid
were more than five thousand of the one-kilogram
"LifeGuard" necklaces, which feature a calculator-like
"system controller," an array of blinking lights, and a
low-pitched hum. The robber, bleeding from a gunshot wound to the
right leg, complained to arresting officers that the device had
failed to disarm the clerk of the Every Happiness Pharmacy.
Consumer Fraud: Newest Growth
Industry
Legit LifeShield production "going great guns"
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