United States v. Sunseeker International Ltd., et al.

On August 20, 2026, the court sentenced Sunseeker International (a company based in the United Kingdom) and Sunseeker USA Sales (a Delaware corporation) to pay a $200,000 fine, complete a five-year term of probation, and implement an environmental compliance plan. The defendants pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 3372(a)(2)(B)(i), 3373(d)(2)).

The companies used illegally harvested teak from Myanmar to construct their yachts in violation of British law. They then sold and transported those yachts from the United Kingdom to the United States. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement conducted the investigation.