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Malaysian National Extradited to US, Charged With Trafficking Rhinoceros Horns
October 7, 2022 |Penalties and Courts

Teo Boon Ching, a Malaysian national, was charged with conspiring to traffic more than 70 kilograms of rhinoceros horns worth over $725,000 and launder the proceeds of the sale of the horns, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. Ching was arrested in Thailand in June and extradited to the U.S. on Oct. 7 to appear before Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. He faces a maximum of five years in prison for the trafficking charge and 20 years in prison for the two counts of money laundering.

Former Florida Man Sentenced for Illegally Importing Refrigerant From China
October 6, 2022 |Penalties and Courts

Jorge Murrillo, former Miami resident, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act by importing illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22 (HCFC-22) from China, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida announced Oct. 5. Murillo imported over 300,000 kilograms of HCFC-22, a popular refrigerant for residential heat pump and air conditioning systems, worth over $1.5 million. He also was ordered to pay $5,794.84 in restitution for costs associated with storing the merchandise.

Importer Seeks Over $68 Million From PPE Manufacturer, Says It Hid CBP Forced Labor Investigation
September 22, 2022 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

Personal protective equipment manufacturer defendants, led by Smart Glove Holdings, failed to disclose they were under investigation by CBP for using forced labor, leading to over $68.5 million in damages to protective equipment supplier Airboss Defense Group (ADG), ADG said in a Sept. 19 complaint. Filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, ADG claimed that had it known about this investigation, it would not have agreed to source its gloves from Smart Glove and would have avoided the millions in charges, logistics costs and storage fees it incurred due to the imports being detained under a withhold release order (Airboss Defense Group v. Smart Glove Holdings, C.D. Calif. #2:22-06727).

Topics:Forced Labor
California Clothing Wholesaler Agrees to Plead Guilty to Customs Fraud
September 21, 2022 |Penalties and Courts

Ghacham, a Paramount, California-based clothing wholesale company, agreed to plead guilty to criminally undervaluing imported garments in a scheme to skirt nearly $6.4 million in customs duties, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced Sept. 20. The scheme was also meant to hide the company's business with a woman in Mexico who has ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Topics:Customs duty