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DOJ declines to prosecute MGI and credits $6.8 million to resolve civil liability under the False Claims Act.

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The Department of Justice resolved a criminal trade fraud investigation into MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries under Part I of the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, declining to prosecute the company and crediting $6.8 million previously paid to settle related False Claims Act civil liability. The matter involved falsified country-of-origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties on resin imported from China. Separately, MGI’s former COO, David Guimond, was charged by criminal information and has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States and faces up to five years in prison.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it has declined to prosecute MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI), for a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties on products from China. The DOJ agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid by MGI to resolve civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China. (justice.gov) This decision was influenced by MGI's voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation with the investigation, and implementation of remedial measures. (dlapiper.com)

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:52 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it has declined to prosecute MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI), for a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties on products from China. The DOJ agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid by MGI to resolve civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China. (justice.gov) This decision was influenced by MGI's voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation with the investigation, and implementation of remedial measures. (dlapiper.com)
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:41 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has declined to prosecute MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI), in a criminal trade fraud investigation. The investigation centered on MGI's scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to evade Section 301 duties on products imported from China. As part of the resolution, the DOJ agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid by MGI to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imports from China. (justice.gov)
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:56 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it resolved a criminal trade fraud investigation into MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI). The investigation focused on a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to evade Section 301 duties on products from China. As part of the resolution, the DOJ declined to prosecute MGI and agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid to settle MGI's civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China. (justice.gov)
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:47 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it has declined to prosecute MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI), for a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties on products from China. The DOJ agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid by MGI to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China. (justice.gov)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:59 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it resolved a criminal trade fraud investigation into MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI). The investigation centered on a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to evade Section 301 duties on products from China. As part of the resolution, the DOJ declined to prosecute MGI and agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid to settle MGI's civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China. (justice.gov)
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:18 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it has resolved a criminal trade fraud investigation into MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI). The investigation focused on a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to evade Section 301 duties on products imported from China. As part of the resolution, the DOJ declined to prosecute MGI and agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid to resolve MGI’s civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China. (justice.gov)
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:48 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC, for tariff evasion. This decision was based on MGI's voluntary self-disclosure and cooperation with the government's investigation. Additionally, the DOJ agreed to credit the $6.8 million previously paid by MGI to resolve civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imported from China.
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:41 PMTrue
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 18, 2025, that it has declined to prosecute MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries, Global Plastics LLC and Marco Polo International LLC (collectively, MGI), in a criminal trade fraud investigation. The investigation centered on MGI's scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to evade Section 301 duties on products imported from China. As part of the resolution, the DOJ agreed to credit $6.8 million previously paid by MGI to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act for knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain plastic resin imports from China. (justice.gov)
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:39 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indeed declined to prosecute MGI and has credited $6.8 million to resolve civil liability under the False Claims Act as stated. This outcome was confirmed in the DOJ's official announcement, which specifies that MGI was involved in knowingly failing to pay customs duties on certain imported plastic resin. Since the statement is fully supported by the available evidence, the verdict is complete.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:28 AMcomplete
    The DOJ has indeed declined to prosecute MGI and has agreed to credit $6.8 million that was previously paid to resolve MGI’s civil liability under the False Claims Act, related to the failure to pay customs duties on imported plastic resin from China. This confirms the claim as accurate. The official announcement supports this conclusion.
  11. Original article · Dec 18, 2025
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