United States v. Eisenberg

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

On April 26, 2007, Defendant Lewis Ei-senberg pled guilty to charges stemming from his illegal purchase of imported Sperm whale teeth. In the plea agreement between him and the Government, Eisenberg agreed to pay a fine of $150,000. At the hearing, the Court expressed concern regarding the amount of the fine, because the maximum fines specified in each of the three statutes of which he was convicted total only $90,000. The Government contends that the alternate fine statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3571, controls this case, and that Eisenberg is actually…