Chinese National Indicted for Fraud to Avoid Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted Chinese national Shuyi Mo on April 26 for fraud by wire and conspiracy to commit offense to defraud the U.S., CBP announced on May 4. Mo is the manager of a China-based supplier, Neviews Development Co. Ltd. According to the news release, Neviews conspired with a U.S. importer in Puerto Rico to "transship procelan mosaic tiles from China through Malaysia to circumvent antidumping and countervailing duties of approximately 718%," the release said. This scheme led to a revenue loss of approximately $1.1 million for the U.S. government, CBP said.
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“CBP remains vigilant on products produced in certain countries that are transshipped through third countries to evade detection and elude duties,” Roberto Vaquero, CBP director of San Juan field operations, said in a statement. Mo was arrested on April 29 prior to his scheduled departure to China from San Francisco International Airport.