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Winnebago caviar investigation: DNR sturgeon biologist resigns

View Comments CHILTON – The DNR’s top sturgeon biologist resigned Thursday, the same day he was found guilty in Calumet County of obstructing a conservation warden during an investigation into the illegal bartering of sturgeon eggs for caviar. Ryan Koenigs pleaded no contest to the charge and was fined $500, according to court records. DNR spokesperson Sarah Hoye said he resigned from the agency Thursday morning. Koenigs also was convicted last month in Winnebago County of resisting a conservation warden and fined $50, according to court records. Koenigs was accused of taking sturgeon eggs from a state research lab with a former DNR biologist after working hours and having them made into more than $100,000 worth of caviar for friends, processors and DNR employees, according to a criminal complaint filed in Winnebago County.

Winnebago caviar investigation: DNR sturgeon biologist resigns

View Comments CHILTON – The DNR’s top sturgeon biologist resigned Thursday, the same day he was found guilty in Calumet County of obstructing a conservation warden during an investigation into the illegal bartering of sturgeon eggs for caviar. Ryan Koenigs pleaded no contest to the charge and was fined $500, according to court records. DNR spokesperson Sarah Hoye said he resigned from the agency Thursday morning. Koenigs also was convicted last month in Winnebago County of resisting a conservation warden and fined $50, according to court records. Koenigs was accused of taking sturgeon eggs from a state research lab with a former DNR biologist after working hours and having them made into more than $100,000 worth of caviar for friends, processors and DNR employees, according to a criminal complaint filed in Winnebago County.

State sturgeon biologist resigns following investigation

State sturgeon biologist resigns following investigation CHILTON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin’s former top sturgeon biologist has resigned and has been fined for lying to investigators looking into the illegal processing of sturgeon eggs into caviar. Ryan Koenigs earlier pleaded no contest to resisting a conservation warden in Calumet County. He was fined $500 in court Thursday, WLUK-TV reported. . Koenigs resigned from the Department of Natural Resources Thursday morning, according to his attorney. The criminal complaint alleges Koenigs’ statements in an in interview last year didn’t match phone records and other DNR documents. An investigation revealed that Koenigs and other DNR employees would allegedly collect eggs from spearers, telling them they were for research purposes.

Winnebago caviar investigation: DNR sturgeon biologist resigns

Winnebago caviar investigation: DNR sturgeon biologist resigns
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