A bait supplier in Oregon has pled guilty and paid a $2,000 settlement for shipping uncertified Pacific herring bait into Michigan. The uncertified bait poses a disease risk to Michigan waters as it is a known carrier of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSv). In May, the Department of Natural Resources’ Great Lakes Enforcement Unit began investigating […]
A Petersburg man was convicted on five counts that elated to making false statements on state sport hunting/fishing licenses as well as a commercial crew members license on November 18th. An investigation had been opened by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers previously, and that investigation revealed that Wesley Davis had purchased 2013 and 2014 residential sport licenses […]
Baltimore man, Donte Frye was sentenced by a Baltimore judge on Monday to 25 years in prison after he threw boiling water into a roommate’s face after an argument over breakfast sausages in April of last year. 39-year-old Frye was convicted in June of this year on the assault charge. Prosecutors stated in court that […]
It was reported by the Justice Department, that Michael Butler, the owner/operator of Up in Smoke, an Anchorage tobacco shop, “was convicted by a jury on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to make false statements regarding the distribution of cigarettes.” The convictions come as the result of actions by […]