Florida FWC Charge 3 People with Multiple Felonies for Exploiting Spiny Lobster Commercial Fishery
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWD) announced that they have charged three people with multiple felonies for exploiting the South Florida spiny lobster commercial fishery. The charges against the three individuals comes after a two-year investigation, dubbed "Operation Thimblerig."
According to the FWC, Elena Reyes, the owner and operator of Florida Marine Fisheries Consultant, created a "far-reaching scheme" that ultimately defrauded the State of Florida out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Reyes is accused of...
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