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14 people, 1 local company connected to decade-long, $26M international fraud scheme, authorities say Published:  Updated:  Tags:  HOUSTON – Authorities have named 14 people and 1 company connected to a massive, decade-long fraud scheme involving tires from China, according to a release. Zheng “Miranda” Zhou, 53, of Missouri City, and Kun “Bruce” Liu, 40, of Sugar Land, were named yesterday in connection with the fraud. A California resident and five Chinese residents were also charged in connection with the crime and have outstanding warrants for their arrest. A civil complaint ...

Owner of hospice companies sentenced to 20-years in prison for $150 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme 44 Shares A corporate executive has been ordered to serve 20 years in prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, they had less than six months to live and subsequently enrolling them in hospice programs.    A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, convicted Rodney Mesquias, 48, of San Antonio, Texas. The one-month trial in November 2019 was one of the first criminal hospice ...

Tire importers charged in alleged scheme to avoid duty payments Print HOUSTON — The federal government is charging eight individuals — including the president of tire importer/distributor Winland International Inc. — with being involved in an importing scheme designed to dodge millions of dollars in anti-dumping duties. A federal grand jury in Houston indicted the eight recently, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas has filed a related civil complaint against 14 other individuals and Winland International (d.b.a. Super Tire) related to the alleged trade fra...

Laredo woman facing criminal charges for attempting to smuggle ammunition Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney's Office Dec. 15, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 40-year-old Laredo woman for attempting to smuggle goods from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick Tuesday. According to the complaint originally filed in the case, Zaira Coronel attempted to pass through the Lincoln-Juarez Port of Entry in Laredo on Nov. 18. However, authorities conducted a search and allegedly discovered five boxes of ammunition on the floor of her v...

US Charges Tire Company With Evading Tariffs On China By AFP News on December 16 2020 12:06 PM US law enforcement officials charged more than a dozen people and a Texas company in connection with a decade-long scheme to evade import tariffs on Chinese-made tires, officials announced Tuesday. The Justice Department said the joint operation found that Houston-based Winland International/Super Tire and executives "conspired to avoid anti-dumping duties associated with off-the-road (OTR) and light vehicle and truck (LVT) tires from China." They are accused of using paperwork from Chi...