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In a recent case that highlights the legal risks of online commerce, a Virginia man has pled guilty to the illegal trafficking of turtles via Facebook Marketplace.
VALDOSTA – A Florida reptile dealer pleaded guilty to shipping venomous snakes and turtles from his residence in Valdosta as part of “Operation Middleman,” a multi-agency investigation focusing on the
He's set for sentencing in Valdosta, Georgia on February 23, 2022.
Man charged with trafficking venomous snakes out of Georgia home By FOX 5 Digital Team Published (Image by Foto-Rabe from Pixabay) VALDOSTA, Ga. - Federal authorities have charged a South Carolina man with trafficking turtles and venomous snakes out of a Georgia home. A federal grand jury in Georgia charged 35-year-old Ashtyn Michael Rance of Dalzell, South Carolina with trafficking vipers and turtles as well as the illegal possession of firearms. According to the indictment, Rance sold 16 spotted turtles and three eastern box turtles to a buyer in Florida in February 2018. Officials ac...