Perfectus Aluminum to Pay $550 Million Customs Fraud Settlement

Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies agreed to pay nearly $550 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by ...
JD Supra

Perfectus Aluminum and Related Companies Agree to Pay More than $500 Million to Resolve Antidumping Duty Evasion Allegations

On May 12, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc. and five related companies (collectively, ...

Tariff evading aluminum ruse ends with nearly $550 million settlement by local companies

A cluster of companies with ties to Newport Beach, Riverside, Fontana and Ontario agreed to pay the multi-million fine to end ...
KTLA

California aluminum companies to pay $549M in customs fraud settlement

Several California-based aluminum companies have agreed to pay over half a billion dollars to settle allegations they evaded customs duties on imports from China, federal officials announced Wednesday ...
JD Supra

Pallets, Penalties and Parallel Proceedings: $549.5 Million Perfectus Aluminum Settlement Sets a New High-Water Mark in False Claims Act Trade Fraud Enforcement

On May 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $549.5 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with Perfectus Aluminum ...
The Financial Express

US accuses California firm of illegal Chinese aluminum imports: WSJ

The U.S. Justice Department has accused California-based Perfectus Aluminum Inc of illegally importing aluminum from China, evading $1.5 billion in tariffs, the Wall Street Journal reported citing a ...
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ASMA Perfectus SLR: A Crime Against Automobiles

In a perfect world there would be a small office in the Hague dedicated to prosecuting crimes against automobiles. And enemy number one would be ASMA. OK, the real enemy number one would be West Coast ...