Alleged Rhinoceros Horn Smuggler Indicted by Newark Grand Jury
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Justice Department prosecute trio for black market trade of endangered items.
Three people were charged this week with wildlife smuggling and related charges for their alleged roles in an international rhino horn smuggling ring in Newark, Miami and New York City, officials at the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Newark indicted Zhifei Li for international smuggling of rhinoceros horns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. In addition, a Miami federal grand jury also indicted Li on the same charge. Shusen Wei, a 44-year-old Chinese business executive and Li associate was charged with offering a bribe to a federal agent in the Li case. A third person, Qing Wang, was charged Wednesday in a related criminal complain in federal court in the Southern District of New York for his role in …
LindaSue
7:27 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
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