attempting to ship them to Japan for private collectors. The indictments resulted from an undercover sting operation by special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The charges included violations of three separate provisions of the Lacey Act, specifically conspiracy to submit a false label for fish transported in interstate commerce, conspiracy to transport fish in interstate commerce in violation of state law or regulation, and conspiracy to transport and sell fish in interstate commerce in violation of state law or regulation. Two of the conspirators entered guilty pleas to one count, and the government dropped the other two charges against them. A third conspirator went to trial on all three counts, was acquitted on one count, and found guilty on two. The district court sentenced him to serve 9 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release. The case was appealed, and on April 15, 2014, the appellate court affirmed the judgment of the district court. References Further reading Lacepède, B. G. E. (1803). Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). "Ichthyologia Ohiensis (Part 8)". The Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine'': 165–173. Weed, Alfred C. (1923). "The Alligator Gar" Field Museum of Natural History "Atractosteus, a genus-name authored by C.S. Rafinesque". University of Evansville. Retrieved May 17, 2013. "Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula)". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved May 17, 2013. External links Alligator Gar Ad hoc Technical Committee Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Alligator Gar: Predator or Prey – PBS documentary about the biology and life history cycle of alligator gar Lepisosteidae Fauna of the Southeastern United States Freshwater fish of the Southeastern United States Sport fish Articles containing video clips Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Fish described in 1803 Freshwater fish of North America Apex predators