Utah U.S. Attorney: Over $1M Worth of Dinosaur Bones Allegedly Stolen From Utah, Shipped to China for Profit
October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release:
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned a 13-count indictment charging four people for allegedly purchasing and selling over $1M in paleontological resources. The dollar amount represents 150,000 pounds of paleontological resources, including dinosaur bones, illegally removed from federal and state lands in southeastern Utah.
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A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned a 13-count indictment charging four people for allegedly purchasing and selling over $1M in paleontological resources. The dollar amount represents 150,000 pounds of paleontological resources, including dinosaur bones, illegally removed from federal and state lands in southeastern Utah.
Accordin . . .