Forced Labor Enforcement Developments
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Forced Labor Enforcement Developments

ByGeorge W. Thompson

It’s just a little over a year ago that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act became law. From all appearances, Customs and Border Protection has been diligent in enforcing its prohibitions and those of 19 U.S.C. § 1307.  According to the agency, “In November 2022, CBP identified 444 entries valued at more than $128 million for further examination based on the suspected…

L.A. clothing importer admits to skirting $6.4 million in customs tariffs
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L.A. clothing importer admits to skirting $6.4 million in customs tariffs

ByGTC Repost

A Los Angeles County clothing brand has agreed to plead guilty to submitting fake customs forms to skirt almost $6.4 million in tariffs and to doing business with a woman who has ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Ghacham Inc. and a company executive, Mohamed Daoud Ghacham, 38, will both plead…