[Iron Munro]

More underhanded Big Government extortion to fund socialist wealth redistribution.

They use any pretense at all to control, tax, extort.

[Olog-hai]

Meanwhile, the more they drive companies out of business, the less funding they’ll get. It’s like they’re possessed with a zeal to destroy this country as strong as the zeal that possesses the Iranian Twelver elite to destroy the planet . . .

[DannyTN]

I was rooting for Gibson, based on their claims of government bullying, but this consent decree sounds completely one sided in favor of the government. And if Gibson really did admit as claimed, it sounds like Gibson really was at fault.

Gibson doesn't have the best reputation in town for treating it's employees right. So it's possible Gibson was knowingly violating the law.

"As a result of this investigation and criminal enforcement agreement, Gibson has acknowledged that it failed to act on information that the Madagascar ebony it was purchasing may have violated laws"

Gibson gave up the consficated inventory, and paid a fine rather than continue to fight? Why? What information did the government have?