LOS ANGELES – Howard Quoc Trinh, 41, the general manager of Seven-Brothers Enterprises, a La Puente garment factory, was indicted for offering a $10,000 bribe to a federal Labor Department investigator in exchange for closing an investigation into wage violations.
According to the indictment, Trinh allegedly offered the bribe to secure the release of a hold known as a ‘Hot Goods’ objection that had been placed on a shipment by the investigator.
As part of the bribery scheme, Trinh actually paid the investigator $3,000, according to a criminal complaint previously filed in this case.
The Labor Department Wage and Hour investigator led a team that conducted an unannounced visit to Seven-Brothers on March 10. The investigation into wage violations covered a period from May 2012 through March 10, 2015, and found that Seven-Brothers owed approximately $100,000 to compensate employees for FLSA violations over that period.
Trinh was arrested by OIG special agents and released on a $200,000 bond. If convicted of the bribery count, Trinh would face a statutory maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Investigator General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations.
Trinh is scheduled to appear for an arraignment on April 17. An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in court.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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