Customs Fraud
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February 6, 2018
Tennessee-based Home Furnishings Resource Group Inc. (which also operates under the name Function Furniture First) agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by making false statements on customs declarations to avoid paying antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture imported from China. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by Home Furnishings competitor University Loft Company. University Loft will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $75,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJBlowing the Whistle on Tariff Dodgers
Posted 04/23/18
Constantine Cannon Announces a $900,000 Whistleblower Settlement With Luxury UK e-Retailer
Posted 02/14/18
Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce a more than $900,000 settlement on behalf of its whistleblower client in a lawsuit against Pure Collection Ltd. Pure Collection is a Harrogate, England-based e-retailer of luxury cashmere and apparel goods. The United States Government announced the settlement agreement yesterday with Pure Collection and the e-retailer's acting CEO, Samantha Harrison. The company and...
Financial Crimes and Fashion
Posted 02/9/18
Presenter; Federal Bar Association's 5th Annual Fashion Law Conference, New York City (February 9, 2018).
Constantine Cannon Partner Mary Inman Will Be a Guest Speaker for the Federal Bar Association's 2018 Fashion Law Conference
Posted 01/24/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
On Friday, February 9, at 1:30 PM Eastern, Partner Mary Inman will be speaking as a special guest at the Federal Bar Association’s Fashion Law Conference in New York City. Ms. Inman will speak about how whistleblowers have exposed retailers' schemes to evade customs duties and other financial frauds. Click the here for more and to register for the event!
January 16, 2018
Virginia-based home furnishings company Bassett Mirror Company agreed to pay $10.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly making false statements on customs declarations to avoid paying antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture imported from China. According to the government, Bassett Mirror evaded antidumping duties owed on wooden bedroom furniture imported from China by misclassifying the furniture as non-bedroom furniture which at the time of the alleged conduct was not subject to an antidumping duty. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by Kelly Wells, an Alabama merchant who sells furniture on line. Ms. Wells will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $1.9 million from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJJanuary 11, 2018
Textile importer American Dawn, Inc. and its executives Habib Rawjee, Mahmud Rawjee, and Adnan Rawjee, agreed to pay roughly $2.3 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by intentionally misclassifying certain textiles such as bath and shop towels imported into the United States in order to pay lower tariff rates. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by a former employee of American Dawn. The whistleblower will receive an award of roughly $400,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ (NDGA)Bassett Mirror Company Will Pay $10.5M to Settle Whistleblower’s Customs Duties FCA Allegations
Posted 01/17/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Bassett Mirror Company, a Virginia-based home furnishings company, has agreed to pay the United States $10.5 million to resolve allegations it evaded antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture imported from the People’s Republic of China over a five year period. Antidumping duties level the playing field for U.S. companies by protecting against foreign companies...