Noble Jewelry Ltd. entered into an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Office of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to settle allegations that it cheated the government of customs duties.  Noble Jewelry allegedly under-reported the value of the jewelry it imported into the United States on customs declarations and accompanied shipments with false invoices, while internally maintaining invoices with the proper values.

The case was filed on behalf of a whistleblower by Kirby McInerney LLP and the government elected to intervene on August 31, 2011.  Noble Jewelry will pay the U.S. government $3.85 million plus interest.