NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2022--
Mark A. Strauss Law, PLLC, a whistleblower law firm, announced today a $3.64 million False Claims Act settlement with apparel importer Luchiano Visconti Loutie, LLC, of East Rockaway, N.Y., in connection with allegations relating to the falsification of customs documentation and the evasion of import duties on apparel imports from Turkey and China. The qui tam whistleblower—a client of Mark A. Strauss Law, PLLC —will receive a whistleblower award of 20% of the settlement proceeds.
Luchiano—an importer and wholesaler of luxury menswear—admitted in connection with the settlement that it regularly provided its customs brokers with information and documentation, including commercial invoices, that significantly understated the value and prices paid for the apparel it imported. In some instances, Luchiano changed invoices provided by its suppliers before providing them to its customs brokers. In other instances, the suppliers transmitted invoices that Luchiano knew or had reason to know did not reflect the actual prices it paid for the goods.
Luchiano also admitted that, through its customs brokers, it significantly underreported the value of its imports on entry documents filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and thereby routinely underpaid customs duties. From December 2013 to August 2019, it did not pay over $1.8 million in customs duties that it was obligated to pay on its imports.
The whistleblower—a citizen of Turkey...
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