A superseding federal indictment has come down on multimillion-dollar Imperial Pacific International and MCC International Saipan executives.

Unites States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands Shawn Anderson announces that three business executives, Liwen Wu, Jianmin Xu and Yan Shi face numerous federal criminal charges including RICO conspiracy, harboring illegal aliens, unlawful employment of alien and international promotional money laundering.

According to recently unsealed court documents, On August 1, 2019 a federal grand jury returned a 71-count superseding indictment on the three business leaders for allegedly allowing criminal labor practice to occur during ongoing construction of the Grand Mariana Casino hotel and resort in Saipan.

Additionally, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the defendants accused for allowing a monetary transfer of over $24 million into the United States to "promote their illegal activity".

The release notes, the three defendants are foreigners who reside outside the U.S. and the case is ongoing with investigations underway by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

On Tuesday August 4, 2020 Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC (IPI) learned about the indictment on activities conducted from 2015 to March 2017. IPI has assisted the Federal agencies with the investigation and will continue to assist in any ongoing investigation.

IPI Spokesperson Tao Xing released a statement reading, "IPI respects the rule of law and will continue to focus on the completion of the project and contribute to CNMI economic growth."