United States v. Ven-Fuel, Inc.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

MELTON, District Judge.

This cause is before the Court for final judgment. The indictment initially alleged fifteen violations of federal law in connection with seven separate shipments of residual fuel oil introduced into the commerce of the United States. Counts two through eight of the indictment alleged that the defendant had introduced its residual fuel oil into United States commerce “by means of a false and fraudulent practice” in that it had made material misrepresentations in the course of its acquisition of a fuel oil import license from the…