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Operation Bittersweet

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Operation Bittersweet
Operation NameOperation Bittersweet
Typesting operation for embargoed goods
Roster
Planned byUnited States Department of Justice
Mission
TargetViolators of the 1984 U.S. Customs Service's restriction on the importation of sugar products
Objectiveto catch and prosecute companies and individuals that were illegally importing sugar into the U.S.
Timeline
Date executed1980s
Results
Accounting

Operation Bittersweet was a sting operation in the 1980s in which the U.S. Department of Justice caught companies illegally importing sugar from foreign countries in violation of the U.S. Customs Service's 1984 restrictions on the importation of sugar products. The sting resulted in 30 companies being implicated and over US$16 million in fines.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Great Sugar Shaft by James Bovard, April 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-08-29.
  2. ^ Thornton, Mary. "13 Firms Linked To Major Fraud In Sugar Trade". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2019.