The unleashing of tariffs on a vast array of U.S. imports has raised the risk of customs fraud among all segments of the freight transportation supply chain, according to a fraud and compliance expert.
Kirti Reddy, a partner with the law firm Quarles & Brady and a former assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the speed and size of the new taxes on America’s trading partners will likely generate a higher number of cases prosecuted under the False Claims Act.
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