Rob Wallace
Jamie -

Here is some background information about the Gibson Guitar Federal raid saga, where two guitar manufacturing operations in Tennessee were raided due to allegedly improperly documented rare wood being purchased by Gibson, which violated the currently existing Lacy Act laws.

NPR Story (August 31, 2011):

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/08/31/140090116/why-gibson-guitar-was-raided-by-the-justice-department

Wall Street Journal (Sept. 20, 2011):

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903374004576583091410412376.html

Reuters: (Oct. 12, 2011):

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/12/us-guitar-idUSTRE79B7PT20111012

This should get you started.

Rob