An American Lion

Gibson Guitar

Good God, who in their right mind doesn’t already know that the corruption and the scandal involved with using Madagascaran rosewood is just something you don’t want to mess with? Who doesn’t know this?

Well, Gibson Guitars either doesn’t know or doesn’t care:

Gibson Guitars is being investigated by police in the US for allegedly using illegal wood to make its instruments.

Federal agents seized wood, computers, files and guitars from the company’s Massman Road manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee.

They were seeking evidence that Gibson shipped illegal rosewood from Madagascar via Germany.

Under America’s Lacey Act firms are barred from bringing Madagascan rosewood into the US due to corruption and environmental issues, reports The Guardian.

Gibson said that they are “fully co-operating” with the federal investigation.

Talk about smacking your forehead.