U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California: Sea Cucumber Smugglers Plead Guilty to Illegal Trafficking in Wildlife
August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023
SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release:
Zunyu Zhao (also known as Kathy Zhao) and Xionwei Xiao (also known as Luis Xiao) pleaded guilty in federal court this week to a two-count indictment charging them with conspiracy and illegal importation of sea cucumbers.
According to the indictment and plea agreement, starting on May 9, 2017, and through February 10, 2019, Zhao and . . .
Zunyu Zhao (also known as Kathy Zhao) and Xionwei Xiao (also known as Luis Xiao) pleaded guilty in federal court this week to a two-count indictment charging them with conspiracy and illegal importation of sea cucumbers.
According to the indictment and plea agreement, starting on May 9, 2017, and through February 10, 2019, Zhao and . . .