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Customs Broker Charged With Defrauding Clients Out of $2M While on Release in Prior Fraud Case
October 10, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

Frank Seung Noah, a California man working as a customs broker, was arrested on charges that he "defrauded clients out of $2 million" while free on bond from separate charges alleging he defrauded a different client out of $3.4 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced. Noah, who was arrested Oct. 5, has been indicted on eight counts, pleading not guilty to each.

NJ Jewelry Company, 2 Owners Settle Duty Evasion Case, Agree to Pay $1 Million
September 29, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

New Jersey jewelry company 21st Millennium and two individuals "who own or control the business," Iqbal Virani and Aqib Virani, admitted to evading customs duties on gold jewelry imports, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced. Per the terms of a settlement agreement, the company and the two owners also agreed to pay $1 million to the U.S. after admitting to evading over $400,000 in customs duties.

Topics:Customs duty
CIT Decision Calls Finality of Liquidation Into Question for Non-CBP Cases, Law Firm Says
September 18, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

Liquidation may not be final in cases where CBP is "acting at the behest of another agency," law firm Neville Peterson said in a Sept. 13 blog post commenting on the Court of International Trade's ruling in AM/NS Calvert v. U.S. In that decision, the trade court entries subject to Section 232 steel and aluminum duties may not be final, given that the case contests the applications of product-specific exclusions granted by the Commerce Department and not by CBP (see 2309070037).

Topics:Customs duty, Court of International Trade, Section 232 Tariffs
Chinese Printer Cartridge Exporter Challenges Its Addition to UFLPA Entity List
August 23, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to provide any rationale for adding Chinese printer cartridge manufacturer Ninestar Corp., along with eight of its Zhuhai-based subsidiaries, to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, the companies, led by Ninestar, argued (Ninestar Corp., et al. v. U.S., CIT # 23-00182).

Topics:Customs duty, Court of International Trade, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Forced Labor