Customs racketeering is the act of customs agents seizing cargo on ships for their own gain by claiming that they have the legal right to do so. This can be done by aggressively enforcing obscure or old regulations, altering the severity of enforcement of other laws, or charging exorbitant fees to have goods clear customs.[1][2] Customs racketeering was a big problem mainly during the pre- and post- American Revolutionary years, which caused numerous conflicts between the United States and Great Britain.[2]
customs, racketeering, examples, perspective, this, article, represent, worldwide, view, subject, improve, this, article, discuss, issue, talk, page, create, article, appropriate, 2008, learn, when, remove, this, message, customs, agents, seizing, cargo, ships. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate May 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Customs racketeering is the act of customs agents seizing cargo on ships for their own gain by claiming that they have the legal right to do so This can be done by aggressively enforcing obscure or old regulations altering the severity of enforcement of other laws or charging exorbitant fees to have goods clear customs 1 2 Customs racketeering was a big problem mainly during the pre and post American Revolutionary years which caused numerous conflicts between the United States and Great Britain 2 See also editSugar Act Search and seizure ConfiscationReferences edit Alexander John K 2004 01 13 Samuel Adams America s Revolutionary Politician Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers p 56 ISBN 9781461642787 a b Leamon James S March 1995 Revolution Downeast The War for American Independence in Maine Univ of Massachusetts Press ISBN 0870239597 nbsp This crime related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Customs racketeering amp oldid 1153240619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
