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Conservation Groups Dismiss Suit After US Finding of Illegal Mexican Fish Trade
June 2, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

Three conservation groups moved to dismiss their suit at the Court of International Trade seeking to compel the Interior Department to decide whether Mexico is engaging in illegal trade and fishing of endangered wildlife. The groups ditched the suit after Interior determined Mexican nationals are violating the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which could lead to a ban on imports of Mexican wildlife (Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. United States, CIT # 22-00339).

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Chinese National Indicted for Fraud to Avoid Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
May 8, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Penalties and Courts

A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted Chinese national Shuyi Mo on April 26 for fraud by wire and conspiracy to commit offense to defraud the U.S., CBP announced on May 4. Mo is the manager of a China-based supplier, Neviews Development Co. Ltd. According to the news release, Neviews conspired with a U.S. importer in Puerto Rico to "transship procelan mosaic tiles from China through Malaysia to circumvent antidumping and countervailing duties of approximately 718%," the release said. This scheme led to a revenue loss of approximately $1.1 million for the U.S. government, CBP said.

Maryland District Court Says CPSC's Noncompliance Notices Not Final Agency Action
May 3, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a suit from fireworks importer Jake's Fireworks concerning the Consumer Product Safety Commission's determination that the company's "Excalibur" line of fireworks constitutes a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Judge Theodore Chuang said the CPSC's notices of noncompliance do not amount to final agency action, depriving Jake's Fireworks of the right to challenge the notices as having violated the Administrative Procedure Act (Jake's Fireworks v. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, D. Md. 2023)

DOJ Charges Former Colombian Intelligence Official, Conspirators for Drug Trafficking
April 26, 2023 |Penalties and Courts

Fabian Humberto Tovar Caicedo, a former Colombian Army intelligence officer, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine for import into the U.S. Tovar Caicedo offered certain "corrupt services" to a drug trafficking organization, including the provision of police in Colombia's Port of Santa Marta that that were willing to "facilitate the export of cocaine in exchange for payment," DOJ said April 25.