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$80,000. his cut he admitted in court documents, 31% of every sale. hayes pleaded guilty and on may 20th was sentenced to three years in prison. in court he told the judge he made a terrible mistake. leaving court, shielded by friends, he said almost nothing. >> can you explain to us why you were selling these horns? you obviously knew for 2 1/2 years according to prosecutors that you were selling these horns. >> it doesn't matter. >> according to the government chris hayes and his elite art companies were involved in the selling of more than 19 pounds of rare endangered black rhinoceros horns...

And while the government says there was no human victim involved each horn represented a dead endangered animal smuggling, poaching bribery, and even organized crime. >> government estimates have put the global trade in illegal animal products as high as $10 billion. hayes was caught trying to arrange sales to asian buyers in canada texas, even milan, italy. the buyers and the sellers willing to force an animal into extinction for a worthless cure or a trinket. drew griffin, cnn, west palm beach, florida. >> many thanks to drew griffin there. we'll have much more on our breaking news coming up...