A Fashion District wholesaler and two of its executives have been sentenced for ducking more than $8 million in customs duties and using a cross-border money laundering system to avoid reporting over $17 million in suspected narcotics proceeds, federal authorities said Tuesday.

The three defendants were found guilty in Los Angeles federal court in October 2024 of dozens of felonies.

On Monday, C’est Toi Jeans Inc., which imported apparel from China and other nations and exported clothing to customers in Mexico, Central America and South America, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi to five years of probation and ordered to submit to federal monitoring. The judge also fined CTJ $11.5 million and ordered it to pay more than $15 million in restitution.

Si Oh Rhew, 71, of La CaÃ

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