A Wrangell father and son were sentenced in Federal court on Monday in connection with violations of the Lacey Act that took place in a three year period between June 28th, 2010 and May 20th, 2013, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday. 70-year-old Charles “Chuck” Petticrew Sr, and 42-year-old Charles “Jeff” Petticrew Jr were sentenced […]
A father and son from Wrangell, Alaska, face sentencing on Jan. 4 after pleading guilty in federal court in Juneau to violating the Lacey Act while harvesting halibut in the Gulf of Alaska. In a statement released Oct. 27, US Attorney for Alaska Karen Loeffler said that Charles “Chuck” J. Petticrew Sr., 70, and Charles […]
On April 17 a two-and-a-half-year investigation and judicial process came to a close when Robert Thompson, 53, of Rockwood, Maine, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment for evading federal income tax and for illegal sales of lobsters. The Court also ordered Thompson to pay the Internal Revenue Service restitution of $65,172. “When it comes to […]
It was announced by U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler of the U.S. Justice Department that Montana resident Jason J. Kummerfeldt, a former employee and guide with Fair Chase Hunts was sentenced in U.S. District Court on charges of Unlawfully Providing Guiding Services for the Illegal taking of a Caribou in August of 2009. According to the […]