United States v. Jeong Seon Han

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TANYA S. CHUTEAN, United States District Judge

Defendant Jeong Seon Han is a South Korean national who formerly served as the Chief Engineer aboard the Pacific Breeze, a U.S.-flagged commercial fishing vessel. Han was indicted in this district in April 2016 on the following three charges:

1) Knowing Failure to Maintain Accurate Oil Record Book—Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships on or about December 4, 2014, in violation of 33 U.S.C. § 1908(a), 18 U.S.C. § 2, and 33 C.F.R. § 151.25;

2) Knowing Failure to Maintain Accurate Oil Record Book—Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships on…