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U.S. v. ISLIP

Slip Op. 98-125. Court No. 97-02-00357.

18 F.Supp.2d 1047 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. David ISLIP; Gerald Brown; Streamflo Strainers, Inc.; Great Lakes Customhouse Brokerage, Inc.; Washington International Insurance Company; and International Cargo and Surety Insurance Company, Defendants.

United States Court of International Trade.

August 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General; David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice; A. David Lafer, Assistant Director; John J. Hoffman, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Joel Daniels, for Defendants David Islip and Streamflo Strainers, Inc.

Sidney N. Weiss, (Al J. Daniel, Jr.), New York City, for Defendant Gerald Brown.

Fitch, King & Caffentzis, (James Caffentzis), New York City, for Defendant Great Lakes Customhouse Brokerage, Inc.

Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., (Kenneth N. Wolf), Washington, DC, for Defendant Washington Intern. Ins. Co.

Hodes & Pilon, (Wayne Jarvis), Chicago, IL, for Defendant Intern. Cargo and Surety Ins. Co.

OPINION

WALLACH, Judge.

I

SUMMARY

The United States Customs Service ("Customs") commenced this action on February 28, 1997, against Gerald Brown ("Brown") and others to recover civil penalties for violation of section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (1988), alleging fraudulent, grossly negligent, and negligent conduct concerning exportation of strainers, pump connectors, and check valves from Canada into...

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