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Coverage dated October 20, 2026 to October 22, 2026

NY man charged with animal cruelty after illegally catching great white shark

Headline from WPRI Providence

A New York man who reportedly went on dayslong excursion to capture a great white shark has been charged with animal cruelty, according to Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois.

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  1. NBC Boston

    NY man charged with animal cruelty for illegal capture of great white shark off Cape Cod (opens NBC Boston)

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    A New York man is facing animal cruelty and other charges for allegedly illegally capturing a great white shark off Cape Cod last year. Christopher Stefanou, 30, of Long Island, was arraigned Wednesday in Barnstable Superior Court on charges including cruelty to animals, fishing for shark, mechanica…

  2. WHDH Boston

    New York man charged with animal cruelty in connection with illegal capture of great white shark off Cape Cod (opens WHDH Boston)

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    A New York man is charged with illegally attracting and capturing a great white shark off the coast of Cape Cod in October 2025, Cape...

  3. The Boston Globe

    New York man charged with animal cruelty after allegedly capturing great white shark off Cape Cod shores (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The man was ordered held on $10,000 bail after he was arraigned in Barnstable Superior Court, prosecutors said.

  4. WPRI Providence

    NY man charged with animal cruelty after illegally catching great white shark (opens WPRI Providence)

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    A New York man who reportedly went on dayslong excursion to capture a great white shark has been charged with animal cruelty, according to Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois.