UNITED STATES DISTW CT COU RT

SO UTH ER N D ISTRICT OF FLOIU D A

CAjE NO.

16 U.S.C. j 1538(a)(1)(B)

16 U.S.C. j 1540(b)(1)

U NITED STA TES O F A M ERICA

V .

W EN D Y C . M L H EFFER ,

D efendant.

/

INFO RM ATION

The United States Attorney charges that:

C O U N T 1

Taking an Endangered Species

(16 U.S.C. jj 1538(a)(1)(B), 1540(b)(1))

On or about Novem ber 16,2022, at Big Pine Key, M onroe County, in the

Southem D istrict of Floridà, the defendant,

W EN DY C. KILH EFFER,

did knowingly and tmlawftzlly take a Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus claviumj, an

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endangered species listed pursuant to the Endangered Species A ct, by shooting,

harming, and killing said K ey deer, in violation of Title 50, Code of Federal

22-10023-CR-GAYLES/SNOW

Dec 15, 2022

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Regulations,Section 17.21(c)(1) and Title 16,United States code, Sedtions

153S(a)(1)(B)and1540(b)(1)andTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section2.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

V.

CASE NO.:

CERTIFICATE O F TRIAL ATTORNEY*

SupersedingCaseInformation:

New Defendantts)(YesorNo)

NumberofNew Defendants

TotalnumberofNew Counts

W ENDY C.KILHEFFER /

Defendant.

CourtDivision(selectone)

L Miami Z KeyW est L FTP

13 FTL IZIW PB

1doherebycertifythat: .

1. 1havecarefully considered the allegationsoftheindictm ent,thenum berofdefendants,thenum berofprobable

witnessesandthelegalcomplexitiesofthelndictment/lnform ationattachedhereto.

1am awarethattheinform ationsuppliedonthisstatementwillberelieduponbytheJudgesofthisCourtinsetling

theircalendarsandschedulingcriminaltrialsunderthemandateoftheSpeedyTrialAct,Title28U.S.C.j3161.

lnterpreter:(YesorNo)No

Listlanguageand/ordialect:

Thiscasewilltake 0 daysforthepartiestotry.

Pleasecheckappropriatecategol'yandtypeofoffenselistedbelow :

(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)

I lZI0to 5days r.petty

11 IZI6to10days E1M inor

III ('Z 11to20days Z,M isdemeanor

IV E121to60days r Felony

V EFZ61daysandover

HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCoul't?(YesorNo)No

lfyes,Judge CaseN o.

Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?(YesorNo)No

lfyes,M agistrateCaseNo.

8. DoesthiscaserelatetoapreviouslyfiledmatterinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No

lfyes,Judge CaseN o.

9. Defendants)infederalcustodyasof

l0. Defendants)instatecustodyasof

1l. Rule20from the Districtof

12. Isthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)No

l3. Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom amatterpendingintheNolïhernRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOffice

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

Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom amatterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOffice

priortoOctober3,2019(M ag.JudgeJaredStrauss?(YesorNo)No

T omasW atts-F zGerald

AssistantUùited StatesAttorney

FLA BarNo. 0273538

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UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e: W endy C.Kilheffer

Casello'.

Countts)#:1

lllegalTakeofEndalw eredSpecies

Title16.UnitedStatesCode,Section1538(a)(1)(C).1540(b)(1)

*M ax.Term ofIm prisonm ent:1YearIm prisonm ent

*MandatoryMin.Term ofImprisonment(ifapplicable):N/A

*M ax.SûpervisedRelease:1Year

*M ax.Fine:Greaterof$100,000ortwicethepecuniarygain/loss

*R efersonlytopossibleterm ofincarceration,supervised releaseand fines. Itdoesnotinclude

restitution,specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm ay beapplicable.

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