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NANFA Mailing List Archive: RE: NANFA-L-- Follow-Up On Alabama Turtle Poaching Arrests
RE: NANFA-L-- Follow-Up On Alabama Turtle Poaching Arrests
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:29:03 -0700 (PDT)
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My thoughts exactly...wouldnt fair be AT LEAST the exact amount of money made by poaching added to the cost of the investigation. That is a pretty common practice now anyways for municipalities to charge for a service such as an investigation (Atlanta Bride) and fire and ambulance calls.
Nick Zarlinga <njz-in-clevelandmetroparks.com> wrote:So let me see if I got this straight. A total of $5800 in fines and $2350 in
restitution, what ever that is, is the result of a several year
investigation? Didn't the original article mention how many tens of
thousands of dollars the poachers made off with? I'd agree, doesn't sound
><)> Of Bruce Stallsmith
><)> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:53 AM
><)> Subject: NANFA-L-- Follow-Up On Alabama Turtle
><)> Poaching Arrests
><)> Below is a follow-up article to earlier discussion
><)> about people busted for
><)> turtle poaching in Alabama. Seven poachers were
><)> convicted, and in my humble
><)> opinion received light sentences.
><)> --Bruce Stallsmith
><)> Huntsville, AL, US of A
><)> along the Tennessee
><)> * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
><)> NEWS RELEASE
><)> The Center for North American Herpetology
><)> Lawrence, Kansas
><)> http://www.cnah.org
><)> 12 July 2005
><)> Huntsville Times (Alabama)
><)> Seven convicted on turtle poaching charges in
><)> federal investigation
><)> Poachers nabbed in ongoing federal investigation
><)> Six Alabama residents were convicted 28 June 2005
><)> in Calhoun County
><)> [Alabama]
><)> on multiple counts of violating state laws
><)> regarding the possession or sale
><)> of
><)> protected non-game species related to an ongoing
><)> federal investigation into
><)> turtle poaching.
><)> Aarion Tucker of Guntersville also was charged in
><)> the investigation and was
><)> convicted 5 July in Marshall County for five
><)> counts of the same violation.
><)> Tucker
><)> paid $500 in fines plus court costs and $500
><)> restitution to the Alabama
><)> Wildlife
><)> Federation's Investigative Fund, according to
><)> information provided by the
><)> Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
><)> The undercover investigation has been ongoing for
><)> years and is believed to
><)> be
><)> centered in the Southeast, with illegal sales of
><)> turtles to restaurants and
><)> pet
><)> stores as far away as Asia and Europe. Dubbed
><)> "Operation Snapper," it
><)> involves
><)> numerous local and state law enforcement agencies
><)> working in conjunction
><)> with
><)> several state wildlife agencies and the U.S. Fish
><)> and Wildlife Service. The
><)> Alabama Wildlife Federation's Investigative Fund
><)> is used to assist the state
><)> conservation department with covert operations and
><)> resource recovery.
><)> In Calhoun County, James Robert Hall of Anniston
><)> was convicted on 19 counts
><)> and fined $1,900 as well as $500 restitution to
><)> the investigative fund. He
><)> also
><)> was sentenced to 30 days in jail, which was
><)> suspended. Hall was given two
><)> years
><)> probation.
><)> Other convictions:
><)> Teresa Hudson Whitaker, Anniston, 10 counts,
><)> $1,000 in fines and $300
><)> restitution
><)> John Edward Wright, Oxford, 9 counts, $900 in
><)> fines and $300 restitution
><)> Donald Collins Lehr, Anniston, 5 counts, $500 in
><)> fines and $250 restitution
><)> William Davis Lehr, Anniston, 10 counts, $1,000 in
><)> fines and $500
<DIV>My thoughts exactly...wouldnt fair be AT LEAST the exact amount of money made by poaching added to the cost of the investigation. That is a pretty common practice now anyways for municipalities to charge for a service such as an investigation (Atlanta Bride) and fire and ambulance calls. <BR><BR><B><I>Nick Zarlinga &lt;njz-in-clevelandmetroparks.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">So let me see if I got this straight. A total of $5800 in fines and $2350 in<BR>restitution, what ever that is, is the result of a several year<BR>investigation? Didn't the original article mention how many tens of<BR>thousands of dollars the poachers made off with? I'd agree, doesn't sound<BR>fair.<BR><BR>Nick Zarlinga<BR>Aquarium Biologist<BR>Cleveland Metroparks Zoo<BR>216.661.6500 ext 4485<BR><BR><BR>"Who hears the fishes when they cry?"<BR>Henry Thoreau--1817-1862<BR><BR><BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; -----Original Message-----<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org]On Behalf<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Of Bruce Stallsmith<BR>&gt;
Arrests<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Below is a follow-up article to earlier discussion<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; about people busted for<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; turtle poaching in Alabama. Seven poachers were<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; convicted, and in my humble<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; opinion received light sentences.<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; --Bruce Stallsmith<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Huntsville, AL, US of A<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; along the Tennessee<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; NEWS RELEASE<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; The Center for North American Herpetology<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Lawrence, Kansas<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; http://www.cnah.org
were convicted 28 June 2005<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; in Calhoun County<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; [Alabama]<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; on multiple counts of violating state laws<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; regarding the possession or sale<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; of<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; protected non-game species related to an ongoing<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; federal investigation into<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; turtle poaching.<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Aarion Tucker of Guntersville also was charged in<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; the investigation and was<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; convicted 5 July in Marshall County for five<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; counts of the same violation.<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Tucker<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; paid $500 in fines plus court costs and $500<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; restitution to the Alabama<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Wildlife<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Federation's Investigative Fund, according to<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; information provided by the<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; The undercover
investigation has been ongoing for<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; years and is believed to<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; be<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; centered in the Southeast, with illegal sales of<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; turtles to restaurants and<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; pet<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; stores as far away as Asia and Europe. Dubbed<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; "Operation Snapper," it<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; involves<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; numerous local and state law enforcement agencies<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; working in conjunction<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; with<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; several state wildlife agencies and the U.S. Fish<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; and Wildlife Service. The<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Alabama Wildlife Federation's Investigative Fund<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; is used to assist the state<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; conservation department with covert operations and<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; resource recovery.<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; In Calhoun County, James Robert Hall of Anniston<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; was convicted on 19 counts<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; and fined $1,900 as well as $500
restitution to<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; the investigative fund. He<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; also<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; was sentenced to 30 days in jail, which was<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; suspended. Hall was given two<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; years<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; probation.<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Other convictions:<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Teresa Hudson Whitaker, Anniston, 10 counts,<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; $1,000 in fines and $300<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; restitution<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; John Edward Wright, Oxford, 9 counts, $900 in<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; fines and $300 restitution<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; Donald Collins Lehr, Anniston, 5 counts, $500 in<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; fines and $250 restitution<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; William Davis Lehr, Anniston, 10 counts, $1,000 in<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; fines and $500<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; restitution<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt; /--------------------------------------------------<BR>&gt;&lt;)&gt;
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