Double-brokering scam

House lawmakers introduce bill to combat freight fraud

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to crack down on scam freight brokers and trucking companies is receiving rare, near-unanimous support from all sectors of the industry.

The Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act, introduced by Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Miss., targets fraudulent actors in the household goods sector.

However, new, stricter registration requirements and enforcement provisions in the...

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CEO denies ties to sophisticated double-brokering scheme in Southern California

This is Part II of an investigation into an alleged double-brokering scheme from Southern California. Read Part I here.

The CEO of several transportation companies linked to an alleged sophisticated double-brokering ring claims he’s being unfairly targeted by his competitors, possibly because of his Armenian heritage.

On a call with FreightWaves, Steve Avetyan initially denied any affiliation with All State Association, headquartered in San Fernando, California. All State Association is one of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ceo-denies-ties-to-sophisticated-double-brokering-scheme-in-southern-california

Freight fraud: Burgeoning double-brokering scheme like ‘whack-a-mole’

Double-brokering scheme targets brokers and truckers

Part 1 of a two-part investigation into an alleged double-brokering scheme from Southern California

Frustrated with brokers and carriers being looted by a sophisticated network of load-board scammers posing as legitimate companies, Joe Howard created a spreadsheet to track a list of suspect companies, largely based in Southern California, to warn others to do their due diligence or pay the price.

When he started the project two years ago, Howard, who works for a Midwestern logistics company that...

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