United States v. Pacheco

OPINION

Tsoucalas, Senior Judge:

Before the court is United States’ (“Plaintiff’) Motion for Default Judgment seeking $2,651,312.18 in civil penalties plus interest, costs, and fees against Defendant Jeanette Pacheco (“Pacheco”) for fraud under section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (2012).1 Pl.’s Mot. for Entry of Default J. at 6, July 7, 2015, ECF No. 9 (“PL’s Br.”). For the following reasons, Plaintiffs motion is granted.

From October 29, 2009, to approximately December 23, 2009, Pacheco entered thirty six entries of dried peppers into the United States from…