• St. Cloud man, 41, took animals from Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Thanks to an anonymous tip and investigative work, a 17-year serial poacher from Minnesota was sentenced in federal court on May 13 after pleading guilty to a Lacey Act violation for transporting wildlife that was unlawfully taken in violation of federal law, according to court reports.
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