By Aaron Nicodemus2025-07-24T15:33:00
Recent enforcement actions by U.S. agencies overseeing customs payments and export control laws indicate increased scrutiny of business transactions between U.S. and Chinese companies.
In the most recent example, two subsidiaries of a New York-based plastics manufacturer will pay $6.8 million to settle False Claims Act violations for failing to pay customs duties on resin from China.
MGI International’s subsidiaries, Global Plastics and Marco Polo International, self-disclosed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire that they failed to name the correct country of origin, and failed to pay the correct customs duties, on plastic resin imported from China between 2019 and 2024.
2025-10-06T16:46:00Z By Aly McDevitt
A single $33,000 shipment to Iran triggered a six-figure penalty and years of compliance oversight for biotechnology company LuminUltra Technologies, Inc.
2025-07-29T16:04:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A Florida wireless company and its chief executive officer will pay more than $128 million to settle civil and criminal allegations that they defrauded a federal low-income telecommunications program, according to the Department of Justice.
2025-05-23T16:46:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Thousands of computers and other consumer electronic devices imported into the U.S. that were certified as safe by foreign laboratories have been identified as having links to the Chinese government or military, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, said Thursday in announcing an order to close the security ...
2025-10-21T18:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Eight auto insurers failed to meet the requirements of New York’s cybersecurity regulations during widespread online attacks in 2021 and will pay $19 million under consent orders with the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).
2025-10-21T17:13:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Canada is creating a new federal office to lead efforts against financial crime. The initiative marks the government’s most significant move yet to modernize its approach to fraud and money laundering.
2025-10-20T18:07:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Three executives of a multinational voting machine company in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump since 2020 have been indicted in Florida by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly paying $1 million in bribes to the Philippines top election official.
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