Category: Wildlife Crimes
Michael Beans, Wildlife Crimes, Alaska 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen wildlife guiding scam in rural Alaska has landed a St. Mary’s man a 3-year prison sentence. Michael Beans, 36, preyed on out-of-state hunters, collecting over $59,000 in deposits for guided bull moose hunts he had no license to lead. Between October 2021 and December 2022, Beans contacted hunters on…
Edward Taylor, Lacey Act Violation, Wisconsin 2020
A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to violating federal laws protecting migratory birds. Edward Taylor, 64, of Fruitport, Michigan, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Madison to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. This charge carries maximum penalties of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. The information filed against Taylor alleges…
Jeremiah Ruhl, Migratory Bird Violations, Vermont 2019
Grimy Times has learned that Jeremiah Ruhl, 43, of Colchester, Vermont, has been charged with a series of federal crimes related to the unlawful killing of migratory birds. According to the indictment, Ruhl killed a crow and a woodcock without a license, and possessed a turkey vulture, all of which are protected by the Migratory…
James Terrance Williams, Walrus Ivory Smuggling, Alaska 2014
Skagway, Alaska – A Skagway man has been indicted for allegedly smuggling walrus ivory and violating the Lacey Act. James Terrance Williams, 67, of Skagway, d.b.a. Inside Passage Arts, was named in the 10-count indictment charging him with smuggling walrus ivory from the United States, smuggling walrus ivory into the United States, illegal sale of…
Keith D. Boudreaux, Lacey Act Violation, Louisiana 2018
A Ponchatoula turtle farmer has pleaded guilty to a serious crime that endangered the wildlife. KEITH D. BOUDREAUX, age 56, of Ponchatoula pleaded guilty today to a one-count bill of information charging him with illegally shipping false map turtles in violation of Title 16, United States Code, Sections 3372(d)(2) and 3373(d)(3)(A). According to court documents,…
Adam T. Sage, Walrus Hunting Violations, Alaska 2015
Four Point Hope residents were sentenced for their involvement in the illegal taking and waste of walruses near Cape Lisburne, Alaska, in September 2015. Adam T. Sage, 24, Michael R. Tuzroyluk Jr., 21, Guy S. Tuzroyluk, 27, and Jacob Lane, 24, pleaded guilty in federal court in Fairbanks for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act…
Gregory Obendorf, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Violation, Idaho 2016
A Parma farmer has been found guilty of conspiracy to bait migratory birds and placing bait for migratory birds in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Gregory Obendorf, 60, was convicted by a federal jury in Boise, Idaho. The jury found that Obendorf conspired with other persons from November 2007 to January 2014, to…
Kai Xu, Turtle Smuggling, Michigan 2024
A Canadian citizen was sentenced to 57 months in prison for smuggling turtles from the United States in violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Kai Xu, 27, of Windsor, Ontario, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for six counts of smuggling turtles, some of which…
Nelson Bulanek, Migratory Bird Poisoning, Texas 2024
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Kirk Canfield, Bald Eagle Protection Act, New York 2014
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