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Customs seizure of smuggled money in Arizona
A CBP news release out of Arizona details a currency seizure that stands out from the typical airport case —…
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Regulated Wood Packaging Material Customs Violations
Which Penalties Apply to WPM Violations? CBP enforces the WPM regulations along two separate tracks, and they are frequently confused.…
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What Does CBP Do With Seized Money and Property?
Most people who ask what CBP does with seized money are not asking out of curiosity. They are asking because…
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Customs seizes $360,000 in Unreported Money
A CBP news release out of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry in Texas details a significant currency seizure — $360,025…
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Commentary on CBP money seizures in Philly
CBP’s public messaging on currency seizures rests on a premise worth examining: that the people who lose their money are…
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Customs seizes unreported money at border crossing
Two Mexican national women were attempting to cross southbound into Mexico through a Nogales port of entry when CBP officers…
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Customs Money Seizure of $175,000 in Unreported Currency at Port
In April 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced two outbound currency seizures made at the same southern border port…
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Customs Money Seizure of $376,510
In April 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced two outbound currency seizures made at the same southern border port…
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CBP Seizes Money at Texas Port of Entry
We cover these Texas border seizure cases not because most of our clients are drug couriers hiding cash in secret…
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CBP Seizes More Than $150,000 in Undeclared Money
On March 29, U.S. Customs officers at a Yuma, Arizona port of entry intercepted $150,000 in unreported currency being transported…
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Bulk Cash Smuggling; Customs Currency Seizure
Arizona news is reporting that a Mexican national was caught attempting to smuggle $90,000 in U.S. currency southbound across the…
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Country of Origin Marking Requirements
In a global economy where a person can find products from every corner of the globe consumers are sometimes inclined…
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U.S. Customs Money Seizure of $460,000 in Smuggled Currency
CBP reports another large southbound currency seizure at Nogales, Arizona — $464,000 hidden in a nightstand inside a vehicle attempting…
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Reducing Penalties through Prior Disclosures of 1592 Import Violations
Importing into the United States requires the importer exercise reasonable care, but competitive market forces and human nature can create the…
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U.S. Customs money seizure in Maine
The Bangor Daily News out of Maine reports on some notable monetary instrument seizures from 2012 by U.S. Customs and…
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Trademark Infringement: Importing Gray Market Goods and Seizure by Customs
Importers purchasing products from abroad may find that they bought more than they bargained for if the merchandise bears a…
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U.S. Customs currency seizures at the ports
As should be expected because of the shared border with Mexico, Laredo news has reports of two other significantly large…
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Getting back money seized by U.S. Customs when overseas
Having cash seized by CBP is difficult enough when you are at home — when you can receive mail, gather…
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Calculation of Customs penalties for 1592 violations
In a previous article we provided a general overview of CBP penalties under 19 U.S.C. § 1592 — covering what…
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Customs penalties for fraud, negligence, and gross negligence under 19 USC § 1592
U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforces its laws through the imposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures. This article looks specifically…
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Customs seizes $25,000 currency in El Paso, Texas
The El Paso Times reported on a currency seizure by CBP in El Paso, Texas involving a woman who was…
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Responding to a Customs currency seizure
If CBP has seized your cash at an airport or border crossing, the decisions you make in the days and…
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Customs’ seizes T-Rex skull in Jackson, Wyoming as part of ongoing investigation
CBP officers in Jackson, Wyoming executed a federal warrant to seize the skull of a Tarbosaurus from a private residence…
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Structuring currency imports and exports
The currency reporting requirement under 31 U.S.C. § 5316 is straightforward: any amount over $10,000 in currency or monetary instruments…
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Seizure for bulk cash smuggling into or out of the U.S.
Previous articles in this series have addressed how and why CBP seizes currency under 31 U.S.C. § 5316 — the…