PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania fireworks company admitted Monday that it didn’t report the theft of about 63,000 commercial grade fireworks stolen by an employee two years ago.
Zambelli International Fireworks pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of failure to report loss of explosive material, a misdemeanor filed in January.
U.S. District Judge David Cercone immediately ordered the business to pay a $195,000 civil forfeiture and a $5,000 fine.
The amounts and penalties were worked out in a plea deal with the U.S. attorney’s office, which refused comment.
