DOJ seen ramping up ‘false claims’ cases over alleged tariff evasion

The Trump administration is ramping up legal action against alleged tariff evaders through direct enforcement of trade laws as well as more novel use of the False Claims Act, further raising uncertainty for importers dealing with shifting tariff rates and exemptions, former Commerce and Justice department lawyers said during a webinar on Tuesday. “There's just a lot of uncertainty, and uncertainty can breed investigations and compliance risk,” Burden Walker, a former deputy assistant attorney general who’s now a partner at...