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Edgewood Man Gets Prison Time for Selling Eagle Feathers
Dale N. Smith, 60, of Edgewood, N.M., was sentenced to time served for violating federal wildlife laws by selling or offering to sell Bald Eagle feathers.
Smith was arrested on April 10, 2014, on a criminal complaint charging him with violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Lacey Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act in March 2014, in Santa Fe County, N.M.
Smith, a member of the Lakota/Sioux Tribe of the Hunkpapa Band of Lakota, was charged as the result of an undercover investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that began on March 7, 2014, and concluded with Smith’s arrest on April 10, 2014.
On March 7, 2014, an undercover agent contacted Smith and inquired about the feathers on one particular piece of art. Smith responded that the feathers were Bald Eagle feathers and offered to sell the artwork for $1,000.
Smith sold a feather fan containing Bald Eagle feathers and a medicine wheel containing Bald Eagle feathers to the undercover agent for $1,000 on March 20, 2014, and again offered to sell a headdress with bald eagle feathers for $2,000 on March 20 and 24, 2014.
Smith pled guilty to one count of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on June 25, 2014, and admitted selling a feather fan with Bald Eagle feathers to an undercover agent on March 20, 2014.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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