Tile Shop investigation affirms allegations

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Minneapolis—The brother-in-law of Tile Shop Holdings CEO Robert Rucker has been fired after allegations that he had an improper relationship with vendors.

 The brother-in-law, Fumitake Nishi, is the owner of a Chinese export-promotion firm called Beijing Pingxiu.

According to a press release, Nishi made $1.1 million in illicit fees from Chinese manufacturers who sell to Tile Shop. He was fired for multiple vioations of the company’s business ethics policy.



The Minneapolis law firm Dorsey & Whitney and a major accounting firm conducted the investigation.

 Violations also included the hiding of an acquisition of a Chinese vendor that sold millions of dollars worth of product to Tile Shop between 2011 and 2013, the company said.

The initial allegations came to light after a report by short seller Gotham City Research.

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