A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that allegedly killed thousands of birds, court filings show.
Billings, Mont. â A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that authorities allege killed thousands of birds, court filings show.Travis John Branson is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Sept. 18 for his role in the trafficking ring that operated on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and elsewhere.
Nelson also said restitution for the hawks wasn't warranted since those killings weren't included in last year's grand jury indictment. He said Branson had no prior criminal history and asked for a sentence of probation. Branson and Paul grew up in the Flathead Reservation area. Since their indictment, Paul has been hiding in Canada to evade justice, according to Nelson. Paul's defense attorney didn't immediately respond to a telephone message seeking comment.
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