3 Charged in Alleged Scheme to Sell Chinese Forklifts as ‘Made in America’

The company allegedly requested the China-based manufacturer add English labels to the forklifts and claimed they were put together in Denver, Colorado.

A forklift prepares to load mail-in ballots onto a truck at a loading dock outside the Orange County Registrar's office in Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2020. Jamie Joseph/The Epoch Times

A Colorado-based forklift importer has been accused of selling China-made forklifts as American-made, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 30.

Three executives of Octane Forklifts and Endless Sales were charged on Aug. 21 for defrauding the federal government by certifying that the forklifts they sold were made in the United States. The forklifts were sold to the Department of War (DOW), formerly the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).