Go Home, Eh! Canadian Drug Trafficker Was Just Deported by U.S. Customs
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has removed Christopher Anthony Frater, a 32-year-old Canadian citizen, to his home country, where he will serve the remainder of his federal sentence…
Customs and Border Protection Officer Admits Using Unreasonable Force and Agrees to Resign from Law Enforcement
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 12, 2023 SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Andre Maurice Chevalier pleaded guilty in federal court today to using unreasonable force on an individual…
Clothing Wholesaler Ordered to Pay Nearly $10.4 Million for Violating U.S. Drug Trafficking Sanctions and for Customs Fraud
LOS ANGELES – A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6,390,781 in restitution, and placed on probation for five years for undervaluing imported garments in a scheme…
Dallas Importer and Two Chinese Companies to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Underpaying Customs Duties
ADCO Industries (a/k/a Dallco Marketing, Inc.), a Dallas-based importer of industrial products, along with two Chinese companies and two individuals, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated…
King Kong tools settles claims of customs fraud for $1.9 million
ATLANTA – A German company, KingKong-Tools GmbH & Co KG, and its American subsidiary, King Kong Tools, LLC (collectively “King Kong”), will pay $1.9 million to settle allegations of customs fraud under…
Former Customs Employee Pleads Guilty To Auctioning Online A Customs Declaration Form Signed By A Celebrity
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Alan Nordman, 75, of Denver, North Carolina, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to one count of conveyance of a government record, for…
New Jersey Jewelry Importers Charged for Evading Customs
NEWARK, N.J. – A notable revelation emerged on Wednesday as a Middlesex County-based company, 21st Millennium Inc., and its overseers, Iqbal Virani and Aqib Virani, conceded to bypassing U.S. customs duties on…
CBP, Cabo Verde sign Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) with Cabo Verde today during the U.S.-Cabo Verde Trade Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. CBP Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of New York/Newark Set New Mark
NEWARK, NJ. -On September 21, 2023, U. S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of New York/Newark seized seven outbound stolen vehicles bringing their total for fiscal year 2023 to 365…
Man Shot and Killed Outside Club on Customs House Avenue
BALTIMORE, MD – Early Sunday morning, at approximately 1:18 a.m., Central District patrol officers were on routine patrol when they heard gunshots coming from a club on Custom House Avenue. Officers entered…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Diego Field Office seizes over $22 million worth of narcotics in July
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Diego Field Office, conducting security operations at California’s ports of entry with Mexico, seized over $22 million worth of…
CBP advises of temporary closure of the Amistad Dam Port of Entry due to remodeling of the Mexico Customs facility located at Amistad Dam
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge. On Thursday, August 10, 2023, the Amistad Dam…
Customs and Border Protection welcomes Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel to the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is pleased to announce the selection of Patricia McGurk-Daniel as the Chief Patrol Agent in charge of the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector. CPA…
U.S. Candidate Ian Saunders Elected Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
WASHINGTON – Ian Saunders, the United States’ candidate and currently Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, was elected to become the next Secretary General of the…
CBP Introduces Customs Broker Education Requirements
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new continuing education requirement for customs brokers, which will enhance compliant trade and protect against illicit trade entering U.S. commerce in an…
CBP Senior Official’s Statement of Support for Ian Saunders, U.S. Candidate for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Senior Official Performing Duties of Commissioner Troy A. Miller issued the following statement today in support of Ian Saunders, the U.S. candidate for the upcoming Secretary…
CBP Senior Leaders’ Joint Statement of Support for Ian Saunders, U.S. Candidate for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
WASHINGTON – Today, senior leadership of U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following joint statement reiterating their support for Ian Saunders as the U.S. candidate for the upcoming Secretary General election…
South Korean Company Admits Evading Customs Duties on Imported Clothing in the US
Newark, New Jersey – Anyclo International Inc. (Anyclo), a South Korean company, has pleaded guilty to evading customs duties on clothing imported into the United States, according to an announcement by U.S.…
CBP and Customs Administrations Agree on Strengthening Supply Chain Security
BOSTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed Monday a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the Customs Administrations of Guatemala and Colombia at the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit. Acting Commissioner Miller…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Conducted Operation Terminus at the Port of New York/Newark
NEWARK, NJ. – On February 13, 2023, U. S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of New York/Newark conducted a five-day operation named “Operation Terminus,” to detect and recover stolen vehicles…
U.S. Attorney Announces $1 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Trading Company For Underpaying Customs Duties On Imported Footwear
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie R. Highsmith, the Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) Office of Trade, Francis J.…
