Chinese rich Liu Zhongtian was sued in the United States to escape 1.8 billion US doll

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Chinese rich Liu Zhongtian smuggled a large amount of aluminum to the United States, and made a tariff on a tariff of avoiding US $ 1.8 billion (S $ 2.475 billion).(Reuters)

The US Federal Prosecutor said on Wednesday that Liu Zhongtian, a wealthy Chinese, had been sued for a large amount of aluminum to the United States to avoid US $ 1.8 billion (S $ 2.475 billion) tariffs.

According to Reuters, 55 -year -old Liu Zhongtian, China Zhongwang, and several defendants were prosecuted by the Los Angeles Grand Jury for 24 charges.Liu Zhongtian is the founder of China Zhongwang.

The prosecution on May 7 did not disclose it before, and it was not known until late at night on Tuesday.At this time, the United States and China Trade Negotiations resumed consultations, and they could end the trade tension between the two countries.

China Zhongwang has not immediately responded to the comment request because it was not normal to work.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Liu Zhongtian is believed to be in China, and the authorities have issued an arrest warrant.China and the United States have not signed an extradition agreement.It is unclear whether Liu Zhongtian hires a lawyer in the United States.According to Forbes Magazine, Liu Zhongtian and his family are worth $ 3.2 billion.

Prosecutors said that the tax avoidance plan began in 2008, and eventually involved a tariffs imposed by the US Department of Commerce in 2011 on various squeezed aluminum materials imported from China.

The indictment stated that the imported aluminum profiles that were welded together with the ports in the Los Angeles area through the ports of Liu Zhongtian, and the appearance of these aluminum profiles looked like the finished aluminum plate that was not within the scope of taxation.

The prosecutor said that Liu Zhongtian stored these aluminum materials in the four warehouses of Southern California, and arranged for the company to sell these aluminum materials to the enterprises controlled by fake sales to exaggerate the financial situation of China's loyalty.More valuable.

According to the indictment, Liu Zhongtian, who is called a big boss or Uncle Liu, was also accused of conducting large -scale money laundering operations, involving the use of shell companies to transfer funds to China Zhongwang.

The U.S. government said that such operations have an unfair competitive advantage for Liu Zhongtian's company compared to American opponents, and also bring other risks.

When domestic industry loses the ability to develop and supply products for national defense and key infrastructure, we have to rely on unreliable imports. This will endanger national security.Essence

Liu Zhongtian and several other defendants faced telecommunications fraud, money laundering, and submitted false documents and mobilization to customs.

Most of the charges will bring the maximum 20 -year sentence, and if the continuous execution will be up to 465 years.