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United States v. Wertz (2013)
Charge: Wire fraud & falsifying federal recordsCourt: U.S. District Court, E.D. New YorkState: New YorkDocket: The Black Market
Did the boat and its dealer defraud the fishery regulator by filing matching false catch reports?
The facts
A dragger fished fluke under a federal programme that sets aside extra quota for research. When the boat went over its limit, the captain wrote a lower figure on his trip report. The dealer who bought the catch then filed a matching report to the regulator, so the two documents agreed. Over about two and a half years the boat took some 86,000 extra pounds.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: United States v. Wertz (E.D.N.Y. 2013)
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