Tung Tai Group has a long history of run-ins with authorities
Tung Tai Group’s legal issues grew this past year. Since last February, Chen’s business has been locked in a battle with the city over a public nuisance shut-down order based on allegations that it acts as a fencing operation for stolen catalytic converters throughout Northern California and fuels a surge in property crimes in the South Bay — accusations Chen’s attorney dismisses as “nothing more than shoddy police work.
As for the metal statue, which was reported missing from Guadalupe River Park on Jan. 31, Roberts said individuals tried to sell it to the scrapyard, and when the company declined, they left it out on the curb. Scrapyard workers then retrieved the statue and stored it in its office.
Tung Tai Group came under scrutiny by law enforcement at least as early as 2007 during a police sting of recycling shops in San Jose and Santa Clara. Authorities accused a handful of businesses, including Tung Tai, of receiving stolen copper wire and milk crates. Seven business owners were arrested, but Chen was not among them, according to a Mercury News article at the time.
In 2013, the company was fined $43,875 by federal authorities after entering into a contract that involved Cuban metal. Officials said the underlying details of the deal weren’t clear and later determined it was a “non-egregious” incident. Tung Tai Group’s attorney says the company thought it was ordering metal from the Dominican Republic., Tung Tai Group was fined a total of $75,000 for environmental violations, including failure to contain waste properly and for spilling oil at the site.
In multiple instances, undercover officers claim they sold stolen property to Tung Tai Group that included catalytic converters, copper wire and internet routers — all without any identification and paperwork required by law. Officers also accused the scrapyard of offering them the ability to obscure their identities to help bypass purchasing regulations.
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