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Maine man Sergey Bachkovsky has pleaded guilty to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of federal wildlife laws.

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Sergey Bachkovsky, of Greene, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of the Lacey Act. According to court records and ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - Federal prosecutors say a Maine man has admitted to illegally selling the body parts of animals in violation of the oldest wildlife trafficking law in the United States.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A central Maine man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a bizarre crime: trafficking the remains of rare animals from eastern Europe. Sergey Bachkovsky of Greene imported items like teeth ...

PORTLAND --A man from Greene, Maine, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to trafficking in whale and bird parts in violation of multiple federal statutes. According to records ...