<p> Four PACA violators in Florida, Virginia, and New Mexico have been restricted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from operating in the produce industry, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> First Coast of Miami LLC, a Miami, Florida-based company, has allegedly failed to pay a $27,313 award in favor of an Alabama seller. Pedro Gonzalez was listed as the sole member of the business.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Gonzalez Produce, a Plant City, Florida-based company, failed to pay a $9,500 award in favor of a Texas seller. David Gonzalez was listed as the sole proprietor of the business.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Staunton Fruit & Produce Co. Inc., a Verona, Virginia-based company, failed to pay a $4,533 award in favor of a Canada seller. John M. Moskowitz and Terri R. Rector were listed as the officers, directors, and/or major stockholders of the business.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> R & C Distributing Inc., an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based business, failed to pay a $2,294 award in favor of a Colorado seller. Carlos E. Jaramillo was listed as the officer, director, and major stockholder of the business.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> In the past three years, the USDA resolved approximately 4,600 claims under the PACA involving more than $87 million. Individuals, including sole proprietors, partners, members, managers, officers, directors, or major stockholders may not be employed or affiliated with any PACA licensee without the approval of the USDA. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), PACA Division, regulates fair trading practices of produce businesses operating subject to PACA.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0" target="_new"> Agricultural Marketing Service </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
