A Massachusetts man was sentenced to probation for running an illegal hare trapping operation in Maine. The man was fined $10,000 and was ordered to pay $1,843 in restitution to Maine.
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A federal judge has sentenced a Massachusetts man to probation for running an illegal trapping operation that captured wild haresJon Rioux, 36, of Attleboro, solicited Maine residents to trap snowshoe hares, court documents show. Undercover investigators offered to trap the hares for money, and Rioux obliged, despite the fact he did not have a license or permit that would have allowed him to possess or transport the animals, prosecutors said.
The judge in U.S. District Court in Portland sentenced Rioux to one year of probation and fined him $10,000. He was also ordered to pay $1,843 in restitution to the state of Maine.
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