Ducati North America Raided by the FBI

[Hooli]

Originally Posted by VicTim

This was 20 years ago.

It's still happening today.

[bojangle]

Originally Posted by Hooli

It's still happening today.

Be that as is may, I also guarantee that there is WAY more to that story.

[VicTim]

Originally Posted by bojangle

Be that as is may, I also guarantee that there is WAY more to that story.

That may be so but nobody went to jail over that.

[hophead]

Originally Posted by Roundboy

Apparently, over 30 FBI agents raided with guns drawn at the Ducati North America South Bay Location. Looking for Tax Documents and other paperwork.

Nothing in the news. Probably an ongoing investigation. What could they possibly be looking for?

The employees who were onsite at the time are still pretty shaken up over this situation.

Having a gun pointed in your face after all that has happened in recent times would definitely be very scary.

Nothing on any websites yet. ROUNDBOY the reporter with the GOLD post!

Dayum😯-glad to hear nobody got shot and sorry to elskip for the loss of work and income- how shitty they just let you go like that, but fuck ‘em onward and upward sir betcha your rep soon finds you employed again.

First thing I thought of was was reco but that’s just me.

[x42bnx]

Highly doubt there is of any truth to this, looks to be a shitpost.

[stangmx13]

Originally Posted by Blankpage

Would blow if the motorcycling industry lost Ducati. Hopefully it’s a minor issue and gets resolved.

I think it's a stretch to think that a raid on Ducati NA could escalate to all of Ducati no longer existing. Even if it's a huge tax issue and tons of people in the US go to jail, Im not worried at all that actual Ducati which is part of a huge multinational corporation will cease to exist.

[afm199]

Originally Posted by GAJ

I'm not so sure about that.

"Whistleblower laws protect employees from being retaliated against after reporting that their employer has violated the law or breached the public trust."

I can see a smart lawyer filing under that as he was fired for reporting on a law enforcement operation against the Company.

Contractor≠Employee

[elskipador]

Originally Posted by x42bnx

Highly doubt there is of any truth to this, looks to be a shitpost.

It's true. Witnessed it 1st hand.

[DannoXYZ]

Originally Posted by stangmx13

I think it's a stretch to think that a raid on Ducati NA could escalate to all of Ducati no longer existing. Even if it's a huge tax issue and tons of people in the US go to jail, Im not worried at all that actual Ducati which is part of a huge multinational corporation will cease to exist.

Yeah, Ducati NA Inc. is independent business from Ducati Holdings SpA. One or the other can disappear and would not affect other. Other than NA needing to find another manufacturer to import.

Maybe Ducati NA was "importing" other goods into U.S. along with bikes. Maybe undeclared "coffee" or other goods? Who knows...

If entire board of Ducati NA gets tossed in prison and corp dissolved, I'm sure other importers & dealers would step in to fulfill demand.