Michigan Fish Dealer Sentenced for Unlawful Trafficking of Lake Trout
John H. Cross III and John Cross Fisheries of Michigan were sentenced earlier this week for illegally transporting and selling lake trout.
According to the Department of Justice, the two defendants had previously pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of violating the Lacey Act by "knowingly selling and attempting to sell in interstate commerce latke trout." State law prohibits any person from marketing, possessing or offering for sale any fish illegally taken from the relevant waters." Cross Fisheries also pled guilty to one felony count of...
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