Pietrofeso v. United States

Opinion

Restani, Judge:

This case is currently before the court in its third incarnation. On two prior occasions, the United States Customs Service (“Customs”) denied plaintiff Diane Pietrofeso a customs broker’s license on the ground that she is related by blood and marriage to members of the Gambino organized crime family. In Pietrofeso v. United States, 801 F. Supp. 743 (Ct. Int’l Trade 1992) (“Pietrofeso I”), the court remanded this case for an investigation into whether plaintiff’s activity as a customs broker would likely be influenced or controlled by persons involved in criminal…