Bait Farmer Sentenced in Illegal Importation Case
A Wisconsin bait farming business that pleaded guilty to illegally importing fish has been sentenced to probation. Gollon Bait & Fish Farm was sentenced Wednesday to three years probation, fined $6,000 and ordered to pay the cost of additional monitoring of the health of bait fish by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb. The business pleaded [...]
Alabama Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty in Smuggling Case
A Belgian arms dealer has entered a guilty plea in an Alabama court to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and other parts from the United States to Iran. Jacques Monsieur and Dara Fotouhi (an Iranian national residing in France) were charged with six counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and smuggling. Monsieur, age [...]
Program Aiding Truckers Attracts Drug Runners
A program offering trusted trucking companies quick passage across American borders has begun to attract drug dealers, due to the reduced chances of inspection. Most of the trucks enrolled in the program are held at the border for barely twenty seconds, and nine out of ten do so without their cargo being inspected. In that [...]