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15 Named In $26 Million International Trade Fraud Scheme [re China] Posted on A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas, has returned a criminal indictment against eight individuals, while a related civil complaint has charged 14 individuals and one company relating to international trade fraud violations stemming from a decade-long scheme involving tires from China.   Law enforcement arrested Zheng “Miranda” Zhou, 53, of Missouri City, and Kun “Bruce” Liu, 40, of Sugar Land, yesterday. They made their initial appearances in Houston federal court today, at which time the criminal in...

US Tire Company Charged With Evading Tariffs on China in $26 Million Trade Fraud Scheme More than a dozen people and a Texas-based company have been charged by U.S. law enforcement officials in connection with a decade-long scheme to evade import tariffs on tires from China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday. Houston area Winland International/Super Tire, which purported to sell tires to retailers and consumers, and the company’s executives, “conspired to avoid anti-dumping duties associated with off-the-road (OTR) and light vehicle and truck (LVT) tires from China,” a c...

Two men plead guilty after K-9 uncovers immigrants in 100-plus degree trailer Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Dec. 9, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A Laredoan and a South Carolina man have both admitted guilt after a smuggling attempt leads to a stash house, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Eloy Martinez-Carranza, 35, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on Tuesday while Jose Maria Ramirez, 28, of Laredo, entered his plea Nov. 24. Both admitted to conspiring to transport immigrants who had crossed the border illegally. Martinez-Carranza approached the U.S. 83 Border Patro...

Laredo smuggler sentenced after conspiring to import $1M in drugs Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Dec. 9, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Leonardo Rubio pleaded guilty on July 8. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo ordered Rubio to serve a 72-month sentence to be immediately followed by four years of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, Judge Marmolejo noted Rubio’s prior drug convictions as well as the serious nature and amount of narcotics he attempted to smuggle in this case. Rubio attempted to cross the border at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridg...