Massachusetts man busted for illegal snowshoe hare trafficking in Maine
PORTLAND — A federal judge has sentenced a Massachusetts man to probation for running an illegal trapping operation that captured wild hares in Mai...
March 6, 2023
11:20 PM
PORTLAND — A federal judge has sentenced a Massachusetts man to probation for running an illegal trapping operation that captured wild hares in Maine for training dogs. Jon 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.
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