Tweets for the week ending 2010-03-07
Posted by Joe Jacobs | Posted in Tweets | Posted on 07-03-2010
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- that was long day…hopefully I'll be up in time for mass. Gd Nite Twitterland! #
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An exposé of the world’s most notorious wildlife dealer, his special government friend, and his ambitious new plan by Bryan Christy
For nearly two years Anson fought extradition to the U.S., but eventually he signed plea agreements, admitting to crimes carrying a maximum penalty of 250 years in prison and a $12.5-million fine. On June 7, 2001, U.S. District Judge Martin J. Jenkins sentenced him to 71 months in U.S. federal prison (with credit for 34 months served), fined him $60,000, and banned him from selling animals to anyone in the U.S. for three years after his prison release.
If the judge thought a ban on Anson Wong would work, he was mistaken. Shortly after his arrest, Anson’s wife and business partner, Cheah Bing Shee, established a new company, CBS Wildlife, which exported wildlife to the U.S. while Anson was in prison. His main company, Sungai Rusa Wildlife, continued to ship despite the ban. Now that he’s free, Anson has launched a new wildlife venture, a zoo that promises to be his most audacious enterprise yet.
Asia’s Wildlife Trade (via National Geographic)