By Janet Labuda** Traditionally, Customs Services have been tasked with the collection and protection of revenues generated from the importation of goods into their respective countries. Declared valuation of the imported goods is the basis for the collection of duties and value added tax for the national
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Ten California men have been exposed for their role in a large scale bid-rigging racket revolving around foreclosed home auctions. All of the real estate investors have been sentenced to pay restitution fees ranging from $5,000 to $1 million while seven of the men face imprisonment.
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Feeling the oncoming wave of eager bidders and publicity-hungry corporations, Brazil has decided to institute a procurement fraud initiative in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Reeling from a messy 2014 World Cup contracting process of excessive contracts, inflated bids, and construction disasters, the Brazil government has
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Su Bin, also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to a protected computer and is now facing 46 months in prison. The 51-year-old Chinese national played the middleman in a multi-year Chinese military scheme to obtain
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Over $6.5 million in total funds have been seized in Puerto Rico following ICE-HSI operation to apprehend counterfeiters. Mainly taken from small-time companies, fourteen retailers were targeted following their infringement of the copywriting rights of the likes of Nike, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, among many others. The
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Following a series of bribes of over 200 million New Taiwanese Dollars paid to then-First Lady Wu Shu-Jen by Taiwan banker Yuanta Securities Co. Ltd, the First Family used the ill gotten funds to purchase a condo in New York City, NY and a house in Keswick, VA.
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- On July 3, a Virginia man was arrested for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, in the form of firearms, for what he believed was an impending attack on American soil. Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 26, was arrested after
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Two Florida men have recently pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Florida for defrauding biodiesel buyers in a multi-state racket. Thomas Davanzo and Robert Fedyna employed shell companies to create a system of false credit exchange that led to losses for target biodiesel consumers and
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Cinnaminson, NJ- The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced over forty-five US arrests of international fugitives following launch of second Project Red. The joint initiative aims to find and arrest individuals with Interpol Red Notices hiding in the United States- an Interpol Red Notice is
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Cinnaminson, NJ- An Ohio couple has been convicted for human trafficking in an operation that exploited Guatemalan migrant workers. Potential farmhands, some as young as 14, were coerced by Aroldo Castillo-Serrano, 33, and Ana Angelica Pedro-Juan, 22, to work on their egg farm in turn for livable pay
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