Vt. U.S. Attorney: California Man Fined $50,000 for Illegally Importing Carvings Made From Sperm Whale Teeth and a Walrus Tusk
October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, Nikolas P. Kerest, issued the following news release:
The United States Attorney's Office stated that Pedro Huertas, 69, of Pasadena, California, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully importing wildlife parts (carvings from sperm whale teeth and a walrus tusk). On October 17, 2023, Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford accepted the plea agreement and sentenced Huertas to a criminal penalty of $50,0 . . .
The United States Attorney's Office stated that Pedro Huertas, 69, of Pasadena, California, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully importing wildlife parts (carvings from sperm whale teeth and a walrus tusk). On October 17, 2023, Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford accepted the plea agreement and sentenced Huertas to a criminal penalty of $50,0 . . .