Anchorage Businessman Convicted and Sentenced for Walrus Ivory Trafficking and Tax Evasion

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Anchorage Businessman Convicted and Sentenced for Walrus Ivory Trafficking and Tax Evasion

ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to six months home confinement and more than $400,000 in fines and restitution for illegally trafficking in walrus ivory and failing to report business income to the IRS. According to court documents, Walter Earl, 76, owner of The Antique Gallery, regularly trafficked in illegal walrus ivory for […]

Owner of “the Antique Gallery” Charged With Lacey Act Violations and Tax Evasion

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Owner of “the Antique Gallery” Charged With Lacey Act Violations and Tax Evasion

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Walter Earl, 75, of Anchorage, and owner of “The Antique Gallery,” has been federally charged for illegally buying and selling walrus ivory, and failing to report any of his income to the IRS.  The felony information charges Earl with three counts of Lacey Act […]