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U.S. v. SIGMA INTERNATIONAL

No. 97-2618.

244 F.3d 841 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIGMA INTERNATIONAL, INC., d.b.a. Sigma U.S.A., Inc., Charles Sternisha, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 15, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Frederic Jung, Black & Jung, Tampa, FL, Mark Richard Lipinski, Bradenton, FL, John M. Fitzgibbons, The Law Offices of John M. Fitzgibbons, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.

David Paul Rhodes, Tamra Phipps, Tampa, FL, Jeffrey A. Clair, Dept. of Justice, Civil Appellate Division, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, BIRCH and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

I.

A.

Sigma International, Inc. ("Sigma") is a seafood company that purchases frozen shrimp from overseas companies, including companies in India and China. The companies from which Sigma purchases the shrimp either process and pack the shrimp themselves or contract with another company to process and pack the shrimp. Sigma then imports the frozen shrimp into the United States.1

The United...

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