DOJ Settles Two More Aluminum Extrusions Duty Evasion Cases for Over $400,000
The Justice Department announced on Sept. 4 that it settled two more False Claims Act whistleblower suits related to evasion of antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China, with Robert Wingfield of Texas and Bill Ma of New…
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Jersey agreeing to pay $385,000 and $50,000, respectively (here). According to DOJ, Wingfield, the U.S. sales representative for Chinese exporter Tai Shan Golden Gain Aluminum Products Ltd., “conspired with domestic importers to submit false information to the government to evade duties” by misrepresenting the Chinese extrusions as goods of Malaysia. Ma formed a company to act as importer of record “in an attempt to shield the real importers from liability,” said DOJ. The two settlements are the latest in a series that stem from the allegations of James Valenti, the CEO of sourcing consultant World Trade Group (see 13111924 and 1502170019).