Pomerene Act - False Bills of Lading - Applicability to Bills of Lading Covering Shipments to the United States: Criminal Defendants Were Convicted of Various Offenses Arising out of Efforts to Obtain Loans for Several Coffee Companies and Other Business Entities, Including the Issuance and Pledging of False Bills of Lading as Security for Loans by U.S. Banks - Although the Bills of Lading Were Issued in Colombia, the District Court Ruled That the Indictment Properly Alleged an Actionable Offense under 41 of the Pomerene Act, 49 U.S.C. 121 - On Appeal, the Eleventh Circuit Affirmed, Holding That 41 Applied to False Bills of Lading Issued Abroad

Authors

Keith W. Heard

Recommended Citation

Heard, Keith W. (1989) "Pomerene Act - False Bills of Lading - Applicability to Bills of Lading Covering Shipments to the United States: Criminal Defendants Were Convicted of Various Offenses Arising out of Efforts to Obtain Loans for Several Coffee Companies and Other Business Entities, Including the Issuance and Pledging of False Bills of Lading as Security for Loans by U.S. Banks - Although the Bills of Lading Were Issued in Colombia, the District Court Ruled That the Indictment Properly Alleged an Actionable Offense under 41 of the Pomerene Act, 49 U.S.C. 121 - On Appeal, the Eleventh Circuit Affirmed, Holding That 41 Applied to False Bills of Lading Issued Abroad," Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_ma_jmlc/vol20/iss1/7