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Company: GEM Manufacturing LLC
Current Parent Company: Gem Manufacturing LLC
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Penalty: $1,800,000
Year: 2011
Date: October 26, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: A U.S. Virgin Islands company was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., for knowingly trading in falsely-labeled, protected black coral that was shipped into the United States in violation of the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act, the Department of Justice announced. GEM was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $1.8 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Virgin Islands of the U.S.
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virgin Islands
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: jewelry
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