The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hanousek, 176 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 1999):
3 In light of our conclusion that 33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(1)(A) unambiguously permits criminal penalties for ordinary negligence, the rule of lenity has no application. See Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600, 619 n. 17, 114 S.Ct. 1793, 128 L.Ed.2d 608 (1994).
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