Federal Prosecutors Charge Two Men for Illegal “Killing Spree” of Eagles in Montana
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Two men have been charged by federal prosecutors in Montana with illegally shooting about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, and selling them, as well as their wings and feathers, on the black market, Eduardo Medina reports for the New York Times. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson were each indicted on one count of conspiracy, 13 counts of unlawful trafficking of bald and golden eagles and one count of violating the Lacey Act, a federal law that prohibits the trafficking of illegall
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