Maine man pleads guilty to illegally selling whale, bird parts

Greene man pleads guilty to trafficking remains of rare animals from eastern Europe

A central Maine man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a bizarre crime: trafficking the remains of rare animals from eastern Europe.

Greene man pleads guilty to trafficking whale teeth, bird parts after monthslong undercover operation

Sergey Bachkovsky violated the Lacey Act when he made multiple sales to an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent in 2023 and 2024, according to court documents.

Maine man pleads guilty to trafficking whale teeth, bird parts after monthslong undercover operation

Sergey Bachkovsky, of Greene, violated the Lacey Act when he made multiple sales to an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent in 2023 and 2024, according to court documents.

Maine man pleads guilty to trafficking whale and bird parts

Sergey Bachkovsky allegedly sold sperm whale and marine mammal teeth, including some with scrimshaw art, among other items.

Greene Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Whale and Bird Parts

A Greene man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to illegally trafficking in whale and bird parts between June 2023 and March 2024, including the sale of whale bones and hawk skeletons. [RELATED: New York Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison For Trafficking Drugs to Midcoast Maine…] Sergey Bachkovsky of Greene imported the contraband animal parts [...] The post Greene Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Whale and Bird Parts appeared first on The Maine Wire.

Maine man pleads guilty to illegally selling whale, bird parts

Prosecutors say the man imported whale teeth, whale bones and a hawk carcass from Eastern Europe and sold them online to people across the United States.