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"The Lizard King" - a Florida reptile dealer - faces federal charges because of his illegal activities which are collecting turtles from the wild and smuggling them out of the United States so they can be sold overseas. ABC News reported that since 2009, gathering wild turtles for commercial sale has been prohibited in Florida.

MIAMI — A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of scheming to smuggle illegally harvested Florida

Reef fish, freshwater turtles, sharks, captive monkeys and tigers, black bears and alligators among commonly targeted animals that are trafficked.

MIAMI (AP) -- A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of

Federal prosecutors have brought another case against the so-called “Lizard King" of Florida, accusing him of scheming to export illegally harvested turtles to China and Japan

A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of scheming to smuggle...

A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of scheming to smuggle...

A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of scheming to smuggle...

A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of scheming to smuggle...

A convicted wildlife smuggler who still operates as a leading buyer and seller of reptiles has been accused by federal prosecutors of scheming to smuggle...