U.S. v. RICCI

Slip Op. 97-145. Court No. 95-09-01168.

985 F.Supp. 125 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Eugene F. RICCI, doing business as Pier International Customs Brokerage, Defendant.

United States Court of International Trade.

October 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General of the U.S., David M. Cohen, Director, A. David Lafer, Senior Trial Counsel, Harold D. Lester, Jr., Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff; Colleen C. Piccone and Marjorie F. Cole, U.S. Customs Service, of Counsel.

Neville, Peterson & Williams, New York City, John M. Peterson and James A. Marino, of Counsel, for Defendant.


OPINION

WALLACH, Judge.

The United States seeks to recover an unpaid penalty of $30,000 from Eugene F. Ricci1 based on a Customs Service audit of Ricci's records that found 169 entries for which he had failed to file an entry summary and/or pay duties timely, and a pattern of paying between 20 and 45 days late.

On April 3, 1992, Customs transmitted a prepenalty notice to Ricci, to which he responded. Customs notified...

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