Italian Gold Broker in $86M Customs Duty and Tariff Evasion Case Released on Bail
Italian national ClaudioFogale,charged inanalleged$86million customsdutyand tariff evasion scheme,hasbeenreleased onbailfollowinganapplicationfiled infederalcourt byhis attorney, Anthony J. Mahajan of Health Law Alliance. https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2692016/Logo_Biscay_Logo.jpg Fogalehadbeendetained fornearlyonemonthonaccusationsconnectedtoUBS Gold, an Indonesian-based jewelry company that federal prosecutors say used Jordanian shipping channels toavoiddutiesandtariffs onmorethan$1.2billion injewelryimports. Thechargesagainst Fogalecarrya maximum sentence of 20 years' incarceration. Callingtheevidenceagainst Fogale”thin, at best,”Mahajan argued that county-of-origin rules are […]