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		<title>Gibson Guitar Factory Raid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always something isn&#8217;t there? Federal agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raided Gibson&#8217;s guitar factory on Massman Drive Tuesday afternoon. Gibson Guitar said in a press release Tuesday it is &#8220;fully cooperating with agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in connection with an issue involving harvested wood.&#8221; There are accusations the [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>Federal agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raided Gibson&#8217;s guitar factory on Massman Drive Tuesday afternoon.</p>
<p>Gibson Guitar said in a press release Tuesday it is &#8220;fully cooperating with agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in connection with an issue involving harvested wood.&#8221;</p>
<p>There are accusations the company has been illegally harvesting a type of wood from Madagascar, sending it to Germany and then importing it to the United States.</p>
<p>Channel 4&#8242;s sources said the investigation centers around whether Gibson used illegally harvested endangered species of rosewood and ebony wood.</p>
<p>According to the Nashville Post, agents carted away boxes of wood, guitars, computers and boxes of files Tuesday from the company&#8217;s factory.</p>
<p>Gibson said Tuesday that it is a &#8220;chain of custody certified buyer who purchases wood from legal suppliers who are to follow all standards.&#8221;</p>
<p>The company said it will continue to cooperate fully and assist the federal government in the investigation.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.wsmv.com/news/21641962/detail.html" target="_blank">Via</a>.</p>
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