Gibson Guitar plant in Nashville, Memphis raided

NewsNM: Swickard - I'm a Martin owner from the 60s. Still, Gibsons are fine guitars. With all of the other problems in our country of immigration, terrorism, debt, energy, etc., it seems a bit too much. U.S. Fish and Wildlife must have too many agents. From The Tennessean - Written by Anita Wadhwani - Federal agents are in the process of raiding the offices of the Nashville-based Gibson Guitar Corporation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began executing search warrant this morning on guitar factories and corporate headquarters in Nashville and Memphis, according to Nicholas Chavez, special agent in charge with the Fish and Wildlife. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported tourists arriving to a Gibson Guitar factory in downtown Memphis this morning to find the doors locked and agents inside. No arrests have been made, he said. Chavez said the raid stems from a Texas case, but declined to offer more details. Gibson was also raided in 2009 for possible violations of the Lacey Act, which bans the importation of endangered plants and wildlife. Federal officials seized ebony and other woods they said were prohibited under the act. Read more

Gibson Guitar plant in Nashville, Memphis raided