TOANO, VA (WBTV) –
Federal prosecutors in Virginia have filed felony and misdemeanor charges against flooring giant Lumber Liquidators late Wednesday afternoon.
The company, which is headquartered in Toano, Va—in between Richmond and Newport News—has been under investigation by federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations for more than two years.
A bill of criminal information filed by federal prosecutors charged the company with one count of entry of goods by means of false statements and four counts of violations of the Lacey Act related to the transportation and importation of illegally harvested lumber.