Judge Confirms Customs Contract Arbitration Awards, Orders Congo To Pay $96M

Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 7:38 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Sept. 23 confirmed arbitral awards against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) regarding work performed by a customs and tax consulting firm and entered default judgment ordering the DRC to pay more than $96 million along with prejudgment interest (Customs and Tax Consultancy LLC v. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, No. 18-1408, D.D.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162136)....