Anthony Mwangi - paid ameritrans 50% for shipping a container, but vessel company was told he received no payment and i am now being billed for the shipment. Germantown Maryland

I contracted Ameritrans to arrange shipment for a container to Liberia. I was given an invoice for the full amount for services and was asked to pay 50% of the cost at the time of pick up and 50% when container was shipped. I wired the downpayment to  Anthony who arranged with the shipping company (American Logistics)  to pick up and ship my container. Two days after the container was picked up by the shipping company, I got a call from American Logistics stating that they were told by Anthony that I had not paid him, so AL is asking me to pay for the entire shipment. Calls to Anthony from both me and  AL are not being returned.