Montana rancher, Arthur Schubarth, pleaded guilty to illegally using tissue from a Marco Polo argali sheep and a bighorn sheep's testicles to create a hybrid species for sale to hunting preserves in Texas. He was charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits the trafficking of illegally taken wildlife. The scheme was uncovered after authorities discovered forged veterinary inspection certificates being used to move sheep in and out of Montana.
The New York Times received footage showing asylum seekers, including young children, being rounded up, taken to sea, and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, The Times’s bureau chief in Brussels, discusses how she proved the truth of the tip that a major European government was carrying out an illegal scheme risking the lives of civilians.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to disclose that she was being paid to promote cryptocurrency tokens on social media. Lohan and other celebrities, including YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul, musicians Soulja Boy, Ne-Yo, Akon, Lil Yachty and Austin Mahone, as well as adult entertainer Michelle Mason, were allegedly participating in an illegal scheme. Lohan and Paul paid to settle the charges without admitting guilt, with Lohan paying $10,000 to the SEC and a further $30,000 in penalties.
