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Saskatchewan RCMP say the phone-order scheme targeted businesses selling truck tires, engine oil and trailer parts.
The U.S. government will collect $5 million from a Taiwanese company and its U.S. subsidiary for an alleged scheme to evade duties. A multi-agency task force has collected over $1 billion for trade fraud in one year.
Canadian authorities intercepted 392 vehicles worth $28 million in a yearlong crackdown targeting fraud rings and overseas exports.
Authorities seized 1,378 pounds of methamphetamine, including crystal and highly condensed liquid, during a July 28 operation. Port Police also highlighted cocaine, cargo-theft and firearms cases involving its task force officers.
The sheriff’s office linked the tractor-trailer to an ongoing criminal investigation and valued the drugs at about $4 million.
Applicants paid about $5,000 each as a restaurant owner, training operator and test examiner helped bypass federal licensing requirements.
Florida Lottery Special Agents and USPS OIG investigators arrested Lekaysha Lockhart on July 23. Authorities say she redeemed the missing ticket at the Miami District Office.
Customs and Border Protection officers found 366 cocaine packages after an X-ray scan showed trailer-floor anomalies and a drug dog alerted investigators. The driver faces a federal importation charge carrying a possible life sentence.
A California Highway Patrol cargo-theft investigation led detectives to a Rialto retail business connected to multiple thefts. The July 28 warrant resulted in the recovery and return of more than $500,000 in stolen merchandise.
Authorities recovered 18 vehicles worth more than $1 million while investigating nine reported thefts valued at $876,500.
Officers recovered 32,000 pounds of precious metal after stopping two suspects as they left the property. Police credited license plate reader technology with helping the investigation.
Senators Todd Young and Andy Kim introduced legislation targeting operators that return under new names, ownership structures, or USDOT numbers.
A New York man’s guilty plea sheds new light on an investigation that uncovered an organization prosecutors accuse of exploiting shipment visibility and insider information to steal electronic devices.
Officials said traffickers hid nearly 1,700 pounds of cocaine among banana pallets inside a legitimate produce shipment moving through the international supply chain.
U.S. law enforcement authorities have won recent prosecutions of individuals involved in counterfeit postage schemes connected to China.
Project Bay uncovered 973 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 660 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 17 firearms. Authorities charged 21 people with 104 offenses.
A Senate proposal would create federal penalties for people who stage commercial vehicle crashes or help organize them.
(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) The Supreme Court’s Montgomery decision changed the litigation landscape for the trucking industry. Although the case addressed a negligent selection claim against a freight broker, plaintiffs will not limit their investigations to the […]
Federal prosecutors say 12 people participated in a $2 million cargo theft conspiracy targeting Nike’s Memphis logistics center. The indictment describes how unauthorized UPS labels allegedly redirected thousands of shoe cartons across the country.
One working tractor towed two disabled units while cocaine allegedly traveled inside a sleeper compartment. The investigation led to nine arrests and a $2.1 million seizure.
