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03-26-2007, 05:50 PM
In one of the first cases of this type ever to reach a final verdict, importer Juan Carlos Genao was convicted of contraband and tax evasion to the tune of RD$84 million. Magistrate Alexis Gomez sentenced Genao to six months jail time in La Victoria prison, payment of RD$40 million in fines, and the court and lawyer costs. While the defense lawyers argued that the search and seizure had been illegal, lawyers for the Customs Department welcomed the sentence because, after all, the new legislation that will criminalize contraband has not yet passed through Congress.
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