Category: Wildlife Trafficking
Curtis W. Waters, Marine Life Trafficking, Florida 2023
In a shocking case of wildlife trafficking, Curtis W. Waters, 58, of Weeki Wachee, Florida, was sentenced to three months of home confinement and a three-year period of probation for his role in the illegal trade of marine life. According to the allegations, Waters, a resident of Hernando County, Florida, and holder of a Saltwater…
Idaho Aquarium, Wildlife Trafficking, Florida 2013
Florida authorities have cracked down on a wildlife trafficking ring involving an Idaho-based aquarium, officials announced Wednesday. Idaho Aquarium Inc., a company based in Boise, Idaho, was sentenced in Key West for conspiring to harvest, transport, and sell spotted eagle rays and lemon sharks in violation of state and federal laws. The charges date back…
Douglas Vance Crooked Arm, Eagle Trafficking, Montana 2013
A shocking case of eagle trafficking has unfolded in Montana, with two men brought to justice for their crimes. Douglas Vance Crooked Arm, a 36-year-old resident of Crow Agency, and Kenneth G. Shane, a 45-year-old resident of Crow Agency, were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Billings on October 22, 2013. Crooked Arm and Shane…
Felix Baravik, Paddlefish Trafficking, Missouri 2012
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Edward N. Levine, Lacey Act, Nevada 2014
Two California men, Edward N. Levine, 63, of Mill Valley, and Lumsden W. Quan, 46, of San Francisco, have been indicted for selling endangered black rhinoceros horns worth $55,000. The indictment, a result of ‘Operation Crash,’ a nationwide effort to investigate and prosecute those involved in the black market trade of endangered rhinoceros horns, charges…
Qiang Wang, Wildlife Smuggling, New York 2020
Grimy Times has learned that Qiang Wang, a New York antiques dealer, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in smuggling Asian artifacts made from rhinoceros horns and ivory. Wang, whose alias is Jeffrey Wang, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan on February 2013 to 37 months in prison to…
James Bobby Butler Jr., Wildlife Trafficking & Obstruction, Kansas 2011
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Rene Soliz, Wildlife Trafficking, Texas 2009
A former Border Patrol agent in Texas has been sentenced to serve three years of supervised probation, 250 hours of community service and pay a $1,500 fine for attempting to receive protected leopard tortoises. Rene Soliz of Alice, Texas, was found guilty of violating the Lacey Act by attempting to receive 15 Tanzanian leopard tortoises…
