ENRD - Environmental Crimes Section

Three Men Plead Guilty to Poaching More than 40 Bobcats and Exporting them to Canada

CONCORD –Three men pleaded guilty this week in federal court to violating the Lacey Act, illegally hunting dozens of wild Bobcats in New Hampshire in order to ship the animals’ pelts to Canada, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan…

U.S. Department of Justice · Oct 2, 2026

National Security

Texas Couple Sentenced for Operating Website Selling Smuggled Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs

Sep 8, 2026

National Security

Texas couple sentenced for operating website selling smuggled pesticides and veterinary drugs

Sep 8, 2026

Courts & Justice

International Shipping Companies Sentenced to Pay $1.75 Million Fine for Concealing Discharges of Oily Waste into Ocean

Aug 28, 2026

Courts & Justice

International Shipping Companies Sentenced to Pay $1.75 Million Fine for Concealing Discharges of Oily Waste Into Ocean

Aug 28, 2026

Courts & Justice

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Cockfighting

Aug 27, 2026

Courts & Justice

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Cockfighting

Aug 27, 2026

Crime

Meat Processing Plant and Employees Charged with Conspiring to Violate the Clean Water Act and Discharging Pollutants in Puerto Rico

Aug 12, 2026

Crime

Meat Processing Plant and Four Employees Charged with Conspiring to Violate the Clean Water Act and Discharging Pollutants in Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Aug 12, 2026

Courts & Justice

After Runaway Ship Incident in 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina, Vessel Operator and Chief Engineer Sentenced

Aug 10, 2026

Drugs & Trafficking

Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced on Federal Dog Fighting, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Charges

Jul 30, 2026

Courts & Justice

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Role in Cockfighting Operation

Jul 22, 2026

Courts & Justice

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Violation of Animal Welfare Act

Jul 22, 2026

Sex Offender Cases

Ohio Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Creating and Distributing Videos Depicting Monkey Torture and Mutilation

Jul 21, 2026

Crime

Alabama Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Federal Dog Fighting and Firearms Charges; 78 Dogs Rescued and “Destructive Device” Recovered

Jun 26, 2026

Courts & Justice

Company Ordered to Pay $500,000 Criminal Fine for Violating Asbestos Regulations in Michigan

Jun 5, 2026

Sex Offender Cases

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Make and Distribute Animal Crush Videos Involving Monkeys

Jun 4, 2026

Fraud & Corruption

Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy

May 29, 2026

Crime

California Man Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Trafficking At Least 1,700 Animals into the United States from Mexico

May 29, 2026

Sex Offender Cases

Miami-Area Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distributing Sexual Torture and Mutilation Videos of Baby Monkeys

May 21, 2026