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The San Juan Islander
Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Washington
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The US government has filed six lawsuits against the American Sugar Refining Company to recover $3,624,121 in forfeitures and customs receipts on sugar from Brooklyn refineries over the past six years. The suits were filed in October and kept secret until after the election; the company denies the charges.
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New York, Nov. 19.—The United States government has brought six suits against the American Sugar Refining Company to recover forfeitures and customs receipts amounting to $3,624,121 on sugar delivered by the Havemeyer and Elder refineries in Brooklyn during the past six years. The first of the suits was for $1,500,000 and was filed in the courts on October 16, and the others were filed October 28. The filing of the actions was kept from public knowledge until after election, but now has been made known here. The American Sugar Refining Company has filed a denial of the charges.
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New York
Event Date
October 16 And 28
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suits filed for $3,624,121 in forfeitures and customs receipts; company filed denial of charges.
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The United States government brought six suits against the American Sugar Refining Company to recover forfeitures and customs receipts amounting to $3,624,121 on sugar delivered by the Havemeyer and Elder refineries in Brooklyn during the past six years. The first suit for $1,500,000 was filed on October 16, and the others on October 28. The filings were kept secret until after the election.