US Confirms Corrected Denial Letter Sent to Ga. Woman Who Failed Customs Broker License Exam
The U.S. told the Court of International Trade on May 22 that a corrected notice of denial of a customs broker license has been sent to a Georgia woman. The woman is suing the government to contest six questions on the licensing exam after scoring 73.75% on it, just short of the 75% or above she needed to pass (see 2402160040) (Skeeter-Jo Stoute-Francois v. U.S., CIT # 24-00046).
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The U.S. sought a voluntary remand of the case March 27 so that CBP could issue a corrected denial letter. The woman, Skeeter-Jo Stoute-Francois, actually scored a 72.5% on the exam, not 73.75%, it said.
Stoute-Francois initially received a 67.5%, but her score was bumped up after the Treasury Department made adjustments to four of the questions on the test, it said. A miscalculation on CBP’s end resulted in the incorrect 73.75% score being initially reported to Stoute-Francois, it said.