A Florida reptile dealer known as "The Lizard King" faces federal charges for illegally harvesting turtles from the wild to smuggle out of the United States and sell overseas. Documents filed in Miami ...

Prosecutors said he was involved in a scheme to illegally sell wild turtles to people in other states and countries. A Florida resident will soon report to federal prison for his role in an ...

A Florida man, who owns a reptile shop, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for trying to illegally export thousands of wild-caught turtles to Hong Kong and Germany, court records show. John ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small turtle held by a gloved hand a cardboard box containing cloth bags in the background A Louisiana man has been federally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Man accused of selling 1,800 protected turtles overseas A Louisiana man has been federally indicted in what authorities describe ...

Update 5/29/24: On May 24, John Kreatsoulas was sentenced to a year and a day in prison plus three years of supervised release for conspiring to illegally export thousands of turtles to Germany and ...

A Louisiana man has been federally indicted after prosecutors alleged he poached more than 1,800 protected turtles from Florida and trafficked them overseas in a scheme authorities say generated over ...