by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Justice Department announced Monday that it has come to an agreement with Gibson Guitar Corp. that will resolve an investigation into whether the company used illegally harvested wood and ebony in its production process, a violation of the Lacey Act. Under the...
by Jane Richey | May 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Friday that the House will vote in July on a bill to ease environmental regulations in response to raids on Gibson Guitar factories last year. Federal agents seized seized raw materials, electronic files and guitars as...
by Jane Richey | Apr 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
It was seven months ago that federal agents with guns drawn raided the Gibson guitar factories in Nashville and Memphis. A half million dollars worth of Indian rosewood and ebony was seized under the premise that it had been imported illegally. The feds also took a...