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Aluminum Companies Fined $549M for Duty Dodging
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California aluminum companies fined $549.5M for dodging customs duties, settling claims of violating the False Claims Act. The companies, Perfectus Aluminum and four linked warehousing outfits, were accused of sneaking in over 2.2 million aluminum extrusions without paying required duties. They allegedly spot-welded the extrusions together to fake them as finished pallets, evading U.S. Customs duties from July 2011 to June 2014. The civil payout follows a 2021 criminal conviction for conspiracy charges. Law enforcement is cracking down on trade cheats, sending a clear message that dodging duties comes at a steep price.
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