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On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of a new Trade Fraud Task Force (“Task Force”)....more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the creation of an interagency Trade Fraud Task Force aimed at stepping up enforcement against tariff evasion and customs fraud. The Task Force will bring together the...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on August 29, 2025, launched a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force to bolster enforcement against tariff evasion, customs...more
Key Takeaways - The Department of Justice (DOJ) launches a new “Trade Fraud Task Force” with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively pursue enforcement actions against those who seek to evade tariffs and duties...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled a revised strategy for white collar enforcement on May 12, 2025. Included in this policy realignment was the identification of trade and customs fraud as a "high impact area" that...more
In the first eight months of 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced four significant settlements involving allegations of knowingly and improperly evading customs duties on imports under the False Claims Act...more
The second Trump administration’s aggressive tariff policy is playing out in more than just the Commerce Department. Framed under the administration’s commitment to fight “waste, fraud, and abuse,” the U.S. Department of...more
In today’s global trade environment, tariffs have become a company-wide concern—impacting legal, compliance, finance, and operations alike. This article introduces how the COSO Internal Control Framework can serve as a...more
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Seven months into President Donald Trump’s second administration, a new trade paradigm is emerging that presents challenges for everyone involved in bringing products into the United States. ...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new development in its effort to crack down on crimes involving trade fraud, including tariff evasion....more
In March 2025, in a similar blog post to this one, Nithya Nagarajan and Robert Romashko forecasted that False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement would increase under the current tariff-focused trade policy regime. Sure enough,...more
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As of midnight, a sweeping set of new tariffs is in effect. Many are country-specific or based on foreign policies targeting specific products from specific countries. Some of the tariffs going into effect are based on...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently begun an aggressive enforcement campaign targeting companies and individuals that attempt to circumvent U.S. tariffs, particularly those imposed under President Trump’s ongoing...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are cracking down on tariff evasion. The DOJ has expressly stated that exposing and prosecuting tariff evasion schemes is among its top...more
As part of the Trump administration’s broad repositioning of US international trade policy toward higher tariffs and enhanced customs enforcement, on 12 May 2025, the head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice...more
Patio Furniture Firm Pays Millions for Dodging Import Duties - Grosfillex Inc., a Pennsylvania-based patio furniture company, has agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act...more
Escalating what has already been a strong focus on combating customs and trade fraud in President Donald Trump’s second administration, on July 10, 2025, the Department of Justice announced it would be devoting significant...more
A recent complaint – U.S. ex rel. Joyce v. Global Office Furniture, LLC, et al. – marks one of the Trump administration’s first publicly filed False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions focused on tariff evasion. In its July...more
The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new...more
A competitor could trigger a federal investigation against your company, just by filing a whistleblower complaint about your imports. In this episode, Michael Volkov explores how the Trump Administration is reshaping the...more
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DOJ’s ability to bring False Claims Act actions against companies for customs fraud was affirmed in a significant Ninth Circuit decision, United States ex rel. Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp., No. 22‑55063, __ F.4th __...more