Trade Agreements
This archive displays posts tagged as relevant to fraud in government contracting arising from violations of trade agreements and restrictions, including Buy American requirements and export restrictions. You may also be interested in the following pages:
June 8, 2018
New Jersey couple Babu Metgud and Shubhada Kalyani, who operated defense contractor Shubhada Industries, were ordered to pay more than $232,000 for overcharging the Defense Logistics Agency for, and failing to disclose the origin of, munition vehicle light assemblies it had acquired from third parties and marked up by 5,400%. The case was decided on the government’s summary judgement motion. USAO EDPAOctober 27, 2017
Posted 11/27/17
JGB Enterprises, Inc. agreed to pay $150,460 to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by billing the Army for repair kits for the Army’s tank recovery vehicle which included parts from unapproved sources. DOJ (NDNY)
Trump Order Presents Opportunity for Blowing the Whistle on Buy American Violations
Posted 04/24/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
On April 18th, President Trump signed Executive Order 13788, calling for the federal government to "scrupulously monitor, enforce, and comply with Buy American Laws, to the extent they apply, and minimize the use of waivers." There are numerous laws and regulations, generally referred to as "Buy American" laws, that require or express a preference for domestic goods and...
March 7, 2017
Posted 03/20/17
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $430 million penalty for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by illegally shipping U.S.-origin items to Iran. ZTE simultaneously reached settlements with the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- ZTE Corporation
Posted 03/10/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to ZTE Corporation. On Tuesday, the Chinese telecom equipment maker agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $430 million penalty for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by illegally shipping U.S.-origin items to Iran. ZTE simultaneously reached settlements with the Department of...
June 14, 2016
Posted 06/27/16
Erdal Kuyumcu, the CEO of New York-based Global Metallurgy LLC, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, in connection with the export of specialty metals from the United States to Iran. Kuyumcu and others conspired to obtain over 1,000 pounds of the metallic powder from a U.S.-based supplier for export to Iran. To hide the true destination of the goods...
June 10, 2016
Posted 06/13/16
Amin al-Baroudi was sentenced to 32 months in prison for conspiring to export U.S.-origin goods from the United States to Syria in violation of sanctions imposed on Syria by the U.S. government. According to court documents, Baroudi admitted that from at least December 2011 through March 2013 he and his co-conspirators exported U.S. tactical equipment to Syria for the purpose of supplying and arming Ahrar al-Sham...