Customs to fight this growing trade fraud with AI ‘detective border’
A new White House report says transshipments have become a growing target of global scammers.

Stay Up to Date on all things Freight Fraud, brought to you by Truckstop.com.
For more information on Truckstop.com, click here.
A new White House report says transshipments have become a growing target of global scammers.
Armenian and U.S. authorities are searching for victims and similar operations following the July 23 cybercrime raid.
A tractor-trailer entered a major Texas cargo crossing before inspection equipment flagged something unusual. What officers found inside prompted a federal investigation.
Kenly police connected the recovery to a suspected cargo theft operation spanning multiple jurisdictions. The investigation now extends beyond North Carolina.
Most identified clients were self-employed truckers who found Genuine Financial Services through word-of-mouth referrals. Investigators believe additional customers may not know whether the company completed their filings or paid their taxes.
Border officers intercepted three shipments from commercial drivers arriving from the United States. CBSA told FreightWaves what officers found and why organized crime remains a concern.
Scott Cornell explains why compromised drivers made the tactic work and how stronger carrier verification could have stopped it.
The BNSF train continued northbound as deputies searched rail cars from the ground and air. The investigation soon moved beyond the tracks.
A former Williams-Sonoma vice president will be sentenced in federal court for fraud and laundering money related to the retailer’s establishment of new warehouses.
The company tells FreightWaves it contained the intrusion and engaged federal law enforcement. It has not confirmed whether the hackers’ purported files are authentic or disclosed what information may be involved.
A traffic stop along Interstate 12 in Denham Springs, Louisiana, escalated into one of the state’s largest methamphetamine seizures. Investigators have not disclosed what prompted the stop or where the truck was headed.
Officials confirmed someone took merchandise, but investigators still do not know the haul’s size or how many people participated.
After years inside an operation built around paid collisions and false lawsuits, one participant began helping the FBI. Prosecutors say the response was murder.
A federal judge sentenced Garcia to nine years after agents uncovered manipulated assignments and ignored alerts. Another former CBP officer received an even longer term.
A Kenworth hauling bell peppers drew additional scrutiny at a Texas border crossing, where CBP officers uncovered 16 packages of cocaine.
The inquiry started with one missing trailer, then expanded across four commercial assets and two unrelated computer shipments.
Shop N’ Save, Giant Eagle and Walmart locations surfaced during an investigation that started in Ohio and expanded into Pennsylvania.
High-value metal and technology heists pushed estimated losses from $135.7 million to $304.6 million, even as reports fell 14% from Q1.
Court records show the company fueled trucks at its own facility, yet investigators uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel purchases that should not have happened.
Ceva Logistics is scrambling to patch a cybersecurity breach and fully restore operations at eight European warehouses that fulfill orders for e-commerce retailers.