Trade Fraud Case Tracker
Pending Cases (7)
Active trade fraud investigations and ongoing enforcement proceedings
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Pending Cases (7 Active)
Pending Cases: Active Trade Fraud Litigation
Ongoing enforcement actions (2023-2025)
7
Unique Cases
Active litigation
$548.8M
Total Penalties Sought
Maximum alleged amounts
4.8 yrs
Avg Fraud Duration
Time fraud occurred
1.1 yrs
Avg Time Since Filed
From filing to today
| Year Filed | Case Name | Fraud Period | Industry | Matter Type | Conduct Summary | Alleged Amount | Status | Charging Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Uni-Tile & Marble Inc. (Xin Mian Pan, Uni-Stone & Cabinet, Hua Liang Xie, Jinhua Wang, Shenzhen Top & Profit) | Sept 2018 - Aug 2023 | Quartz surfaces, cabinets, ceramic tiles (Chinese) | Criminal - Smuggling / Money Laundering | Transshipped Chinese stone products through third countries with false origin statements, undervaluation, and international money laundering. View case file | >$109M duties + ~$222.5M CBP penalties | Ongoing criminal prosecution | USAO N.D. California |
| 2025 | Indonesian Jewelry Company (UBS Gold / PT Untung Bersama Sejahtera, Michael Yahya + employees) | 2020 - 2024 | Jewelry (transshipped via Jordan) | Criminal - Wire Fraud / Smuggling | Transshipped Indonesian jewelry through Jordan to falsely claim Jordan FTA benefits and evade duties. View case file | >$86M duties on $1.2B+ imports | Ongoing criminal indictment | USAO D. New Jersey |
| 2025 | Endless Sales Inc. & Octane Forklifts Inc. + executives (Brian Firkins, Jeffrey Blasdel, J.R. Antczak) | 2019 - 2023 | Forklifts (Chinese misrepresented as US-made) | Criminal - Wire Fraud / False Statements | Fraudulently sold Chinese forklifts as U.S.-made to government and private buyers, evading duties and defrauding customers. | >$1M tariffs/duties | Ongoing criminal prosecution | DOJ Criminal Division / USAO (multiple) |
| 2025 | Barco Uniforms Inc. + affiliates (Kenny Chan, David Chan, etc.) | Unknown | Apparel/uniforms | FCA - Civil | Double-invoicing scheme to undervalue Chinese apparel imports and evade customs duties; DOJ intervened in qui tam case. | Millions (underpaid duties) | Ongoing FCA litigation | DOJ Civil Division - Fraud Section |
| 2025 | Global Office Furniture LLC (owner: Smith) | May 2019 - 2020 | Office furniture/chairs (Chinese) | FCA - Civil | Double-invoicing scheme with Chinese manufacturer to undervalue office furniture imports and evade tariffs; obstruction alleged. View case file | >$2M (underpaid duties) | Ongoing FCA litigation | USAO D. South Carolina |
| 2025 | Azruddin Mohamed & Nazar Mohamed (Mohamed's Enterprise - Guyanese gold scheme) | 2017 - 2024 | Gold (exported through Miami) | Criminal - Money Laundering / Wire Fraud | Former Guyanese presidential candidate and father indicted for multi-year scheme to evade ~$50M in taxes and royalties on 10,000+ kg of gold exported through Miami; reused government seals, bribed customs officials, and laundered proceeds. $5.3M in gold bars seized at Miami International Airport. | ~$50M (tax/royalty evasion) + $5.3M forfeiture sought | Ongoing criminal prosecution | USAO S.D. Florida / DOJ Criminal Division - Fraud Section |
| 2024 | Repwire LLC | Sept 2019 - April 2021 | Wire/cable (Chinese aluminum) | Tariff Act - Civil (19 U.S.C. § 1592) | Misclassified country of origin and transshipped Chinese aluminum wire through third countries to evade Section 232 duties. View case file | >$11M duties + up to $62M penalties | Ongoing civil enforcement | DOJ Civil Division - Commercial Litigation Branch (CIT) |
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