U.S. importers charged in 'honeygate' investigation

Asia

Thursday, February 21, 2013

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five individuals and two domestic honey-processing companies for allegedly mislabeling Chinese-origin honey on Customs declarations to evade anti-dumping duties totaling more than $180 million, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which led the investigation, announced Wednesday. The honey shipments were transshipped through other countries. An undercover ICE agent took a job as director of procurement at Honey Holding ...

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