Illegal wood imports to US are way down, but still worth as much as $3b a year

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By Mike GaworeckiOct 14, 2015, 8:21 pm92 ptsTrending
Last week, the largest hardwood flooring retailer in the United States, Lumber Liquidators, plead guilty to violating the Lacey Act and agreed to pay fines and penalties of more than $13 million. Lumber Liquidators’ crimes were uncovered in 2013 by the Environmental Investigation Agency, which had conducted…

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