The COO's change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge.

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The Department of Justice resolved a criminal trade fraud investigation into MGI International, LLC and its subsidiaries under Part I of the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, declining to prosecute the company and crediting $6.8 million previously paid to settle related False Claims Act civil liability. The matter involved falsified country-of-origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties on resin imported from China. Separately, MGI’s former COO, David Guimond, was charged by criminal information and has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States and faces up to five years in prison.
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The statement that the COO's change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge is accurate. However, the specific details of the hearing, such as the date and time, have not been publicly disclosed. Therefore, while the statement is true, the exact scheduling information is currently unavailable.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:52 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that the COO's change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge is accurate. However, the specific details of the hearing, such as the date and time, have not been publicly disclosed. Therefore, while the statement is true, the exact scheduling information is currently unavailable.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:41 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that "His change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge" is accurate in the context of federal criminal proceedings, where change of plea hearings are scheduled by federal district court judges. However, without specific details about the individual in question, such as their name or the case number, it is impossible to verify the exact status of their hearing. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable based on the available information.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:56 AMUnverifiable
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that David Guimond, former Chief Operating Officer of MGI International, LLC, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. However, the announcement does not specify the scheduling of his change of plea hearing by a federal district court judge. Without access to court records or official schedules, it is impossible to verify the exact timing of this hearing. Therefore, the statement cannot be confirmed as accurate.
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:48 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that "His change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge" is accurate in the context of federal criminal proceedings, where change of plea hearings are scheduled by federal district court judges. However, without specific details about the individual in question, such as their name or the case number, it is impossible to verify the exact status of their hearing. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable based on the available information.
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:59 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that the Chief Operating Officer's (COO) change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge is accurate. However, without specific details about the case, such as the defendant's name or the court's location, it is not possible to verify this information with credible sources. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:18 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that "His change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge" pertains to David Guimond, the former Chief Operating Officer of MGI International, LLC, who has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. However, the Department of Justice press release does not specify the date or location of his change of plea hearing. Without this information, it is impossible to verify the exact scheduling of the hearing. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable.
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:48 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that "His change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge" cannot be verified due to the lack of publicly available information regarding the specific case and individual involved. The Department of Justice's press release from December 18, 2025, mentions that MGI International's former Chief Operating Officer, David Guimond, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. However, it does not provide details about the scheduling of his change of plea hearing. Without access to court records or official statements confirming the scheduling of this hearing, the accuracy of the statement cannot be determined. Therefore, the claim is unverifiable.
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:41 PMUnverifiable
    The statement that "His change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge" is accurate in the context of federal criminal proceedings, where such hearings are typically scheduled by the presiding judge. However, without specific details about the individual case, including the defendant's name and the court's location, it is impossible to verify the exact scheduling of the hearing. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable based on the available information.
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:39 AMin_progress
    The Department of Justice announced that MGI International, LLC's former Chief Operating Officer, David Guimond, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. However, the press release does not specify the scheduling of his change of plea hearing by a federal district court judge. Therefore, the statement that "His change of plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge" cannot be confirmed as accurate based on the available information.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:29 AMin_progress
    The Department of Justice announced that MGI International's former Chief Operating Officer, David Guimond, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. The press release does not specify the scheduling of his change of plea hearing. In federal criminal cases, such hearings are typically scheduled by the presiding U.S. District Court Judge. For instance, in the case of U.S. v. Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp., a change of plea hearing was scheduled before U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris. (justice.gov) Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that Judge Patti Saris will schedule Mr. Guimond's change of plea hearing, but this has not been confirmed in the available sources.
  11. Original article · Dec 18, 2025

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