Plastic resin distributor avoids US criminal prosecution in trade-fraud case
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( December 18, 2025, 21:02 GMT | Insight) -- The US Justice Department announced it had declined to prosecute MGI International and its subsidiaries for evading tariffs after the global plastic resin distributor voluntarily disclosed its conduct, cooperated with authorities and repaid its duties, and a former executive agreed to plead guilty.The US Justice Department announced it had declined to prosecute MGI International and its subsidiaries for evading tariffs after the global plastic resin distributor voluntarily disclosed its conduct, cooperated with authorities and repaid its duties, and a former executive agreed to plead guilty....
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