Florida charges 10 people for poaching fish, shrimp, turtles
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, right, speaks alongside federal and state law enforcement officials during a press conference at the FDLE Miami Regional Operations Center on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Miami. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Ten people are facing multiple criminal charges following a four-year undercover investigation into a large-scale commercial poaching operation, officials announced. Undercover probe exposes illegal catch State and local authorities dismantled an illicit network accused of illegally catching and sel…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Ten Floridians are facing a serious list of charges after Attorney General James Uthmeier accused them of poaching protected species and running an illegal fishing operation. Three of them were also accused of poaching sea turtles, which are protected under both state and federa…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, right, speaks alongside federal and state law enforcement officials during a press conference at the FDLE Miami Regional Operations Center on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Miami. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
