Law Enforcement Story and News Release Archive
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Bald eagle returned to the wild after months of treatment due to shootingDec. 23, 2011A juvenile bald eagle is returned to the wild after months of treatment due to shooting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the shooting. |
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Queens man who smuggled rare fish in suitcase sentenced to one year in jailDec. 21, 2011A Queens man was sentenced to one year in jail for smuggling Asian arowanas into the U.S. Asian arowanas, a bony-tongued, freshwater fish are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and are often sold for up to $8,000 a piece on the black market. The defendant, Chee Chaw, was also fined $4,000. |
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Ivory Smuggler Pleads GuiltyDec. 6, 2011Lin Feng Xu, an antique dealer in China, pleaded guilty today to smuggling and violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory in his carry-on luggage. In pleading guilty, Xu has admitted that he attempted to export 18 ivory carvings, worth approximately $50,000. |
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Wildlife Inspector Jennifer Irving discusses the New England District's Wildlife Educational KitNov. 30, 2011In this video, Wildlife Inspector Jennifer Irving tells the stories behind items in the New England District, Office of Law Enforcement's wildlife educational kit. |
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Honoring our Veterans: Chase SavageNov. 18, 2011Wildlife Inspector Chase Savage enlisted in the United States Marines Corps in 2003 and was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2004 with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. |
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N.J. man pleads guilty of Lacey Act charges in the purchase of threatened turtles;
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Bald eagle shot in Stuyvesant, N.Y.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists Ozark hellbender as endangered
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Sperm whale ivory smuggler sentenced to prisonAug. 3, 2011A Nantucket resident, who made a living making and selling scrimshaw, was sentenced Aug. 1, in federal court on multiple counts of conspiracy, smuggling, and making false statements to federal agents, relating to illegal importation of sperm whale ivory which is used in the trade. |
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Philadelphia businessman indicted for African elephant ivory traffickingJuly 26, 2011The owner of an African arts store in Philadephia has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts for orchestrating the smuggling of elephant ivory from Africa and selling new carvings to customers in the United States as antiques. Service special agents, whose investigation secured conspiracy, smuggling, and wildlife trafficking counts against the defendant, seized approximately one ton of African elephant ivory linked to the man's business during the course of the investigation. |
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Four bald eagles shot in West Virginia: Reward offered for information about shootingsJune 21, 2011Officials are seeking assistance from the public with the investigations into the shootings of four bald eagles in West Virginia. From Jan. to April of this year, four bald eagles were found shot in the state, two already dead and two that later died from gunshot wounds. |
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Anderson and Fusco honored at Northeast Region Awards CeremonyJune 14, 2011New York District Resident Agent in Charge Bill Anderson and Wildlife Inspector Michael Fusco receive Employee Appreciation awards. |
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Special agents complete firearms qualificationsJune 10, 2011Special agents of the Northeast Region's Office of Law Enforcement took part in their bi-annual firearms qualifications. Agents were re-qualified in a variety of weapons including a .40 caliber handgun, pump-action shotgun and AR-15 assault rifle. |
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Hunting guide sentenced for violating
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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Maine man sentenced to prison for taking, selling endangered Atlantic salmon
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Brooklyn trading company owner charged with illegally importing live snakehead fishApril 28, 2011Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens and Salvatore Amato, Special Agent in Charge, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement in the Northeast Region, today announced that Yong Hao Wu, a co-owner of Howei Trading, Inc., of Brooklyn, has been charged with illegally importing snakehead fish, which are dangerous to indigenous fish populations. |
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Law Enforcement Kid's Day brings out the child in all of usApril 22, 2011On Earth Day, Fri., April 22, the U.S. Attorney's Office and U.S. District Court hosted a Law Enforcement Kid's Day at the federal courthouse in Boston, Mass. Hundreds of children from around the region viewed exhibits from several law enforcement agencies including the Service's Chelsea, Mass. Office of Law Enforcement. As you can see from the photos, the event was a real hit! |
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, One Year Later - In Their Own WordsApril 20, 2011Employees from the New York District Office of Law Enforcement who were deployed to the |
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Service unveils “Buyer Beware” exhibit at Logan Airport
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Woody Named Law Enforcement ChiefMar. 8, 2011William C. Woody, who previously directed law enforcement and security programs for the Bureau of Land Management, has been tapped to serve as the new chief of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement. As chief, he will oversee the efforts of the agency's special agents, wildlife inspectors, forensic scientists, and enforcement support staff as they work to protect fish, wildlife and plant resources both nationally and internationally. |
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Illegal ivory importers sentenced to prisonMar. 3, 2011The final two defendants among six convicted of illegally importing elephant ivory disguised as African handicrafts have been sentenced to prison. Kemo Sylla and Mamadi Doumbouya were sentenced to 10 months and 14 months incarceration, respectively, for their felony convictions under the Lacey Act, which, together with the U.S. Endangered Species Act, prohibits the sale or transportation of protected wildlife, including elephant ivory. |
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Mass. man receives 33 months in prison for trafficking in narwhal tusks and sperm whale teethMar. 2, 2011David Place, owner of Manor House Antiques Cooperative in Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced to 33 months in prison yesterday for illegally importing and trafficking in narwhal tusks and sperm whale teeth. Narwhals and sperm whales are both protected under the Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). |
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December 23, 2011
