U.S. v. OCEANIC ILLSABE LTD.

Nos. 17-4061, 17-4062.

889 F.3d 178 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OCEANIC ILLSABE LIMITED, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Oceanfleet Shipping Limited, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: George Michael Chalos , CHALOS & CO, P.C., Oyster Bay, New York, for Appellant. Emily Anne Polachek , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Briton P. Sparkman , CHALOS & CO, P.C., Oyster Bay, New York, for Appellant. Jeffrey H. Wood , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Eric Grant , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Allen M. Brabender , Kenneth E. Nelson , Brendan C. Selby , Environment & Natural Resources Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; John Stuart Bruce , United States Attorney, Jennifer May-Parker , First Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina; Brendan T. Gavin , LCDR, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge King wrote the opinion, in which Judge Traxler and Judge Harris joined.


In 2016, Oceanic Illsabe Limited ("Oceanic") and Oceanfleet Shipping Limited ("Oceanfleet") (together, the "Appellants") — two closely related corporate entities headquartered in Greece — were each convicted of nine criminal offenses by a jury in eastern North Carolina...

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