DARREN K. INDYKE DARKEN K. INDYKE, PLLC 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor New York, New York 10022 Phone: Mobile Email Address: March 15.2016 VIA EMAIL Private Aircraft Support United States Department of Homeland Security Re: United States Registered Aircraft N212JE owned by JEGE, LLC Clearance and Pre-Arrival Requirements for Private Domestic Flights between the Continental United States and the Territory of United States Virgin Islands Ladies and Gentlemen: We write in reference to a recent misunderstanding by the Teterboro, New Jersey office of United States Customs and Border Patrol ("CBP") in connection with the 6:54 PM EST arrival on March 1, 2016 of Aircraft N212JE at Teterboro Airport en mute from Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. Although the Chief Pilot of that flight, Lawrence Visoski ("Visoski"), pre-cleared United States Customs in St. Thomas and complied with the same pre-arrival reporting procedures he had observed for the numerous flights he previously made to Teterboro from St. Thomas, on March I, 2016 at 6:10 PM EST, while N212JE was in flight, Officer Goico from CBP's Teterboro office contacted Visoski's emergency contact (his wife) to warn, without explanation, that sanctions would be imposed on Visoski. Officer Goico further advised that the tower at Teterboro would be directed to instruct N2 I 2JE not to deplane its passengers upon landing, but to proceed directly to the United States Customs building. Visoski's wife urgently notified him, mid-flight, of Officer °oleo's call, whereupon Visoski immediately contacted the Teterboro office over N212JE's satellite telephone. On the call, Visoski spoke to a second officer at the Teterboro office who told Visoski that he would be sanctioned, and instructed him to proceed directly to the Customs building upon landing without deplaning his passengers. Visoski informed the officer that, in addition to filing the EAPIS at 2:11 PM AST (for wh