Legal Opinion

United States v. Yuri Izurieta

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 22, 2013No. 11-13585PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RESTANI, Judge:

Defendants-Appellants Yuri Izurieta and Anneri Izurieta appeal their convictions and sentencing for a conspiracy to unlawfully import goods into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 545 and 18 U.S.C. § 371. For the following reasons, we vacate the convictions of both of the Izurietas.

BACKGROUND

Anneri and Yuri Izurieta are the founders and officers of Naver Trading Corp., a company that imports cheese, butter, and bread from Central America for distribution in the United States. As part of the U.S. importation regime for food products, all imports are screened upon…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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