Law Firm Calls for Whistleblowers to Report on Customs Fraud Violations
Law firm Baron & Budd will invest "significant resources" from its whistleblower practice to look into allegations of customs fraud, the firm announced. Citing the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and continued by President Joe Biden, Baron & Budd said that it is impossible for CBP to catch every instance of customs fraud, opening the door for whistleblowers to help out with customs enforcement. The firm encouraged whistleblowers with information about a company evading tariffs or duties to bring a False Claims Act lawsuit, which allows the whistleblowers to get a cut of the money recovered by the government in a successful FCA case.
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“Maintaining the integrity of U.S. trade policies is critical to the nation’s economic stability and security,” Baron & Budd shareholder Andrew Miller said. “The federal government, taxpayers, and other U.S. businesses get cheated when dishonest companies scam their way out of paying tariffs and duties.”