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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Koo's Shipping Company S.A.
Current Parent Company: Koo's Shipping Company
Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: March 31, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Koo's Shipping Company S.A., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, and for knowingly discharging oily bilge waste into Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, without using proper pollution prevention equipment, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald C. Machen Jr. The plea took place before the Honorable Gladys Kessler in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The company was sentenced to pay a $750,000 criminal fine and pay $250,000 towards community service projects in American Samoa, and was placed on probation for three years.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: American Samoa
HQ Country of Current Parent: Taiwan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ocean shipping
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