UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

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16 u.s.c. § 703 

16 u.s.c. § 706 

16 U.s.c: § 707(b)(2) 

16 U.S.C. § 707(d) 

UNITED S'{ATES OF AMERICA 

v. 

ALAIN ARMANDO GUEVARA HERNANDEZ, 

Defendant. 

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INDICTMENT 

The Grand Jury charges that: 

GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 

At all·times relevant to this Indictment: 

1. Enacted in 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("MBTA"), Title 16, United States

Code, Sections 703-712, provided in relevant part that it shall be unlawful at any time, by any 

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means or in any manner, to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture, or kill, 

· possess, offer for sale, sell, offer to barter, barter, offer to purchase, purchase, deliver for shipment,

ship? export, import, cause to be shipped, exported,· or imported, deliver for transportation,

transport or cause to be transported, carry .or cause to be carried, or receive for shipment,

transportation, carriage, or export, any migratory bird, any part, nest,or egg of any such bird, or

any product; whether or not manufactured, which consists, or is composed in whole or part, of any

such bird or.any part, nest, or egg thereof, subject to certain exceptions not applicable in this case.·

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, CodeofFederalReglilatlons,Section 10.12,theterm migratory

bird''mçansmlybird,whateveritsoriginandwhetherornotraisedincaptivity,which belongsto

aspecieslistedin Title50,CodeofFederalRegdlations,Section 10.13.

Title50,CodeofFederalRegulations,Section10.13listsspeciesofm'igratolybirds

inalphabeticalorder..ThelistincludestheBlueGrosheak(Passerinacaerulea),IndigoBtmting

(Passerinacyanea),PaintedBtmting(Passerinaciris)qndLazuliBlmting(Passerinaamoena).

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UnderTitle50,CodeofFederalRegplqfions,Section10.12,thetérm çtalce''means

'to pursue,htmt,shoot,wöttnd,kill,trap,capttlrd,orcollect,ora'ttemptto ptlrsue,hunt,shoot,

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'wotmd,kill,trap,capture,orcollect.

Thedefendantdidnotèossessorholda.kalidpennitissuedplzrsuanttotheMBTA

tohtmt,take,kill,pgssesq,sel,oroflkrforsaleBlueGrosbeaks(Passerinqcaerulea),Indigo

Buntings(Passerinacyanea),PaintedBuntings(Passerinaciris)orLazuliBtmtings(Passerina

amoena).

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jelingandOfferingtoSel'M igratoryBirds

(16U.S.C.jj703,i#. 7(b)(2))

TheGeneralA. 1legatiopssection ofthisIndictmentisre-alleged and incorporated

asthough sétforthfullyherein.

2. On oraboutthedatesspecifiedastoeach countbelow,inM inmi-DadeCounty,1.1.1

theSouthet'nDistrictofFlorida,andelsewhere,thedefendant,

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ALM N ARM ANDO GUEVm HERNANDEZ,

didknowinglysel,offerforsale,barter,andbffertobarter,anymigratorybird,asspecitiedin

each cotmtbelow :

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3 October22,2019 1BlueGrosbeak Pqsserinacaerulea

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InviolationofTitle16,UnitedStatesCode,Sectiohs703and707(b)(2)andTitle18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section2.

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FORFEITURE

(16U.S.C.jj706,707(d))

Theallegationsofthislndictmentarere-allegedaùdincorporatedbyreferenceasthough

fully setforthhereinforforfeiture'totheUnited Statesofcértainpropertyinwhichthedefendant,

ALM N ARM ANDO GUEVAR A HERNANDEZ hasaninterest.

Upon conviction ofaviolation ofTitle 16,United StatesCode,Section .703 as

allegedintllisIndictment,thedefendantshallforfeitto1héUnitedStptesthefollowing:

(a) Albirds,orpads,nests,oreggjthereof,'captlzred,kiled,taken,'soldor

offerddforsale,bartered opofferedforbarter,putchased,shipped,transported,cairied,imported,

exported,orpossessed çontrary to the provi.sions ofSubchapter 11 ofthe M BTA ,.orofany

regulationprescribedthereunder;and

(b) A1 guns,lraps,nets,andotherequipment,vessels,vehicl.es,andother

m eansoftransportationusedby any personwhenengaged'inpursuiùg,htmting,taking,trapping,

enjnaring,capturipg,killilig,andattem ptingto'take,captare,andkill,anym igratorybirdwiththe

intenttoofferforsale,andsell,andofferforbarter,andbartersuchbirdinviolationoftheM BTA .

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the following:

(a) Bird cages;

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The property which is subject to criminal forfeiture inè' ludes, but is not limited tos

(b) Bird traps;

(c) Bird seed; and

(d) h4igratory birds.

Allpursuant to Title 16, United States Code, Seètions 706 and 707(d), and the procedures

set forth in Title 21, Uni.ted Stgtes Code, Section 853, m ade applicable by Title 28, United States

Code, Section 2461(c).

A TRUE BILL

FOR EPE

% JUA ANTOYIO O ZALEZ ' j ATES O> EY ED T

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T M AS W ATTS FITZOERM ,D

A SISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

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UNITED STATESDISTRICT COVRT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

UM TED STAT6SOFAM EFICA CASE NO,:

CERTIFICATE OFTRG LATTORNEYA

SupersedingCaselnform ation:

NewDeferi'dantts)(Yesor'No)

Numberof.New Defendanis

TotalnumberofNew Coupts

ALAIN ARMANDO GUEVERA

HERNANDEZ

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Defendant.

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ldoherebycertifythat:

1. '1h&vecare/ullyconsideredtheallegationsoftheindictment,the.numberofdefendailts,thenumberofprobable

witnessesapdthelegalcomplexitiesofthelndictnient/lnfqrmationattachedhereto.

Iamawarethattheinformationsupjliedonthisstatementwilbe'relieduponbytheJudgesofthijCoul'tinjetting

theircalendarsandschedulihgcrimlnaltrialsunderthemandateoftheSpeedyTrialAct,Title28U.S.C.j3161.

lnterpretçr:(YesorNo)Yes

Listlanguageand/ordialett: '

Thiscasewilltake 3 daysforthepadiestotry.

Pleasecheckappropriatecategoryandtypeofoffenselistedbelöw:

(Checkpnlyone) (çheckonlyonr)

I EI0to 5days rnpety

11 IZI6to10days I'D M inor

II1 i'Z'11jo20days Ia M isdemeanor

Iv E121to60days z y'elony

V D'61zaysàndover

6. Hasthisc'asébeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCouri?(YesorNo)No

lfyes,Judke CaseNo.

Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatler?(YesorNo)No ' lfyes,.M églstrateCaseXb. '

8. Doesthijc'asprelatetogpreviouslyfiledmatterinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No

. Ifyes,Judge CaseNo.

9. Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof

10.r . gefenbantts)instatecustodyasof .

ll. Rule20from the , Districtpf.

l2. Isthisapoientialdeashpenaltycase?(YesorNo)No

13. Doesthis'dase.originatefrom amatterpendingiritheNorthernRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOffice

priortoAugust8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniekMaynard?(YesorNo)No

14.'Doesthisçaseoriginatefrom amatterpendingihtheCentralRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOffice

priortoOdober3,2019(Mag.JudgeJaredStrauss?@ esorNo)No)

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AjJslstantUnitedStatesAttornev*'..

FLA BarNo. 0273538

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UM TED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTYSHEMT

D efendant'sNam e: AlainA'rm- andoGuevaraHem andez .

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<*M àktTerm ofImprisonment:éYearsIpprisonment

*M andatoa M in.Term oflmprisonment(ifapplic>blq):N/A

*M ax.SupçrvisedRelease:1Year

*M axsFine:Greaterof$250,000ortwicethepecuniarygaip/loss

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