Tariff fraud in the China trade: Who is responsible, and why does it continue

Posted on August 4, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA with ai help

Every shipment that enters the United States comes with a story told on paper. Before a container is unloaded in Los Angeles, Newark, or Savannah, the importer files a set of documents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection: an entry summary, a commercial...

The promise and the wire

Posted on August 3, 2026

*A story of UBS, ten billion dollars, and the second time they were caught.*

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq.MBA with help from ai Claude

There are things that happen by mistake, and there are other things which don't happen by mistake. The key is to see which one it is when the facts are...

Amazing facts revealed by whistleblowers over the years

Posted on July 31, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA with help from ai.

A man learns a thing he was never meant to learn. He carries it awhile. It is heavy. Then he sets it down where all the world can see it. This is the oldest and simplest act of conscience there is, and...

Blowing the whistle on tax evaders what the IRS program rewards and what it takes to win

Posted on July 30, 2026

*By Jeffrey Newman, Esq. MBA (with ai help on research)

Most people envision tax enforcement as an auditor with a green eyeshade poring over returns. But some of the biggest tax-fraud cases the government has ever cracked did not start with an audit. They started with a person...

One of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives was captured on his sailboat after 20 years

Posted on July 20, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq, MBA This is a true story, but it reads more like a novel or Hollywood movie. A former anesthesiologist disappeared in 2005 while on trial for degree sexual assault. He then spent more than two decades evading justice but is now in custody following...

Trade fraud task force passes $1 Billion recoveries in charged losses in one year

Posted on July 15, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA The Department of Justice announced today that the Trade Fraud Task Force (TFTF), launched in August 2025, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has surpassed $1 billion in civil and criminal recoveries, penalties, forfeitures, and publicly charged losses...

Tariff evasion is rising, but whistleblowers are playing a key role in exposing it

Posted on July 13, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq., MBA (withj ai help) Tariffs only work if importers actually pay them. That sounds obvious. But as U.S. duty rates have climbed, the incentive to evade them has climbed along with them. Every percentage point added to a...

Export, Tariff, and Securities Fraud cases involving our adversaries and US companies and persons

Posted on July 10, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA (with some research on AI) When the Money Trail Leads to an Adversary: An Insider's Guide to Blowing the Whistle on Export, Tariff, and Securities Fraud

I have spent enough years (45 years) around trade finance...

China’s AI systems match Anthropic’s powerful Mythos in cybersecurity –the race gets tighter

Posted on June 29, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA Security researchers have announced that the new AI program released by China has matched the most powerful U.S. AI models in spotting security attacks. The use of Chinese AI systems has increased heavily as companies, including Microsoft, are considering whether they will offer...

Greenroots Mingran Wang pleads guilty to spoofing charges

Posted on June 26, 2026

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. Mingran Wahng of Greenroots Capital Management has pleaded guilty of more than 3,000 instances of spoofing. He has agreed to forfeit more than $1.3 million in proceeds. Spoofing is the practice of placing non-bona fide orders—which the trader at the time of placement intends...