Entrepreneur pays $10 million fine, closes federal case

Attorneys say Eric Baird is ‘pleased that these matters have come to a complete conclusion.’

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 7:58 p.m. January 30, 2019
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File. Eric Baird founded in 1997, MyUS.com
File. Eric Baird founded in 1997, MyUS.com
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SARASOTA — Area businessman and entrepreneur Eric Baird, after a years-long federal investigation into alleged violations of U.S. export control laws, has been placed on two years probation, per terms of a plea agreement.

 

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