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The Two-Way
1:40 pm
Mon August 6, 2012

Gibson guitar settles criminal case over exotic wood imports

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Originally published on Mon August 6, 2012 5:06 pm

"After years maintaining innocence," as Nashville Public Radio says, Gibson Guitar Corp. has agreed to pay a $300,000 penalty, donate $50,000 to a conservation fund and give up its claims to ebony and rosewood worth nearly $262,000 to avoid being criminally prosecuted for importing exotic woods.

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