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Florida Man Sentenced for Illegally Shipping Motorcycle

Summary

Peter Lang, owner of U.S. European Trading Corporation, an indirect air carrier in Fort Myers, FL, was given two years on probation by a U.S. District Court judge in Fort Myers, for illegally shipping a used motorcycle on a passenger plane in violation of hazardous material regulations. A used motorcycle is hazardous because it contains gasoline. The investigation was conducted by OIG and the Transportation Safety Administration.