Claims extracted
11
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
36%
4 of 11 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Environment
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A California couple has been busted for helping run an international wildlife trafficking ring that moved rhino horns, lion teeth and other animal parts between the US and Vietnam.
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that → bust → US
Linh Luu and Kevin Le, an Anaheim couple, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Oregon to violating the Lacey Act, which bars illegal wildlife imports and exports.
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“According to court documents and statements made in court, Luu and Le admitted that from September 2019 through May 2021, they processed $51,100 in payments to aid an individual in Vietnam to illegally move wildlife items to and from Oregon,” the DOJ said.
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DOJ → plead → Oregon
The operation shipped American black bear gallbladders and cougar bones to Vietnam while bringing lion teeth, rhino horns and a tiger pelt into Oregon.
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operation → ship → Oregon
In December 2020, Luu and Le met with an undercover federal agent and accepted $12,000 for a rhino horn, while discussing ways to dodge US banking regulations, prosecutors said.
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prosecutors → meet → regulations
The pair later each received about $5,000 for the horn parts, which were “shipped to Oregon disguised as a household decoration.”
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which → receive → decoration
The trafficked animal parts are covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known as CITES, an international agreement designed to regulate wildlife trade and protect threatened species.
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parts → traffic → species
The Lacey Act, enacted in 1900, also prohibits the illegal import and export of wildlife.
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Act → enact → wildlife
This comes as three men pleaded guilty in early-October for illegally hunting wild bobcats in order to ship their pelts to Canada.
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men → come → Canada
The men routinely used bait to lure and kill the animals, then “transported the poached bobcat pelts to New York to be falsely tagged and exported to Canada,” according to the DOJ.
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men → use → DOJ
In August, a woman was arrested at the US-Mexico border after authorities allegedly found 69 live animals in her vehicle, including venomous vipers, caimans and a baby crocodile.
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authorities → arrest → vipers
The animals were reportedly stuffed into pillowcases sealed with tape.
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animals → stuff → tape
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