Overview

• U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi sentenced CTJ president Si Oh Rhew to 103 months in federal prison, fined him $8 million, and ordered more than $19 million in restitution.
• Lance Rhew received 84 months in prison, a $500,000 fine, and a restitution order tied to the same schemes.
• C’est Toi Jeans Inc. was placed on five years of probation with federal monitoring, fined $11.5 million, and ordered to pay more than $15 million in restitution.
• Prosecutors said CTJ undervalued imports by over $51 million, causing about $8.4 million in unpaid duties, while failing to report more than $17 million in cash sales linked to bulk payments from drug proceeds delivered by couriers.
• A jury convicted the defendants in October 2024 after an HSI and IRS-CI investigation that included CBP and local police; authorities reported seizing more than $38.3 million in cash during the broader probe.