John v. Urbano v. United States

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

The statute of limitations governing the revocation of a customs broker’s license requires the government to commence revocation proceedings within five years of the date of the alleged violation on which the proposed revocation is based. See 19 U.S.C. § 1641(d)(4) (1994). In 1994, the Customs Service administratively revoked the brokerage license of appellant John V. Urbano. Mr. Urbano contends that the revocation proceedings were initiated more than five years after the violations on which the proceedings were based and that the statute of limitations therefore bars…