Posted on 09/06/2024 5:52:57 AM PDT by Red Badger
A sentencing date has been set for man accused of slaughtering more than 3,600 birds, including more than 118 protected eagles, during a years-long wildlife trafficking ring out West, new court documents show.
Travis John Branson, 48, pleaded guilty in March to charges including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and trafficking bald and golden eagles, in federal court in Montana.
According to a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, Branson and his “crew” killed eagles and then sold them across the country for profit on the black market.
“It was not uncommon for Branson to take upwards of nine eagles at a time,” prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana wrote the filing. “Not only did Branson kill eagles, but he hacked them into pieces to sell for future profits.”
Branson estimated to make $360,000 on black market from 2009 to 2021
According to the court filling, prosecutors say Branson, of Washington state, sought to profit by shooting, killing, and selling eagles for years.
An investigation found Branson, and Simon Paul, of St. Ignatius, Montana, killed the birds - a crime "documented in Branson's own text messages," court papers show.
The co-defendants', court papers show, grew up in the Flathead Reservation area. After they were indicted in the case, Paul fled to Canada to evade justice.
During a review of Branson’s phone, agents recovered multiple photographs of Branson sending feathers and parts from eagles he recently killed.
There’s really a market for dead eagle parts?
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Yes, for the feathers, mostly.
Sentencing him to be strapped to a rock face & fed alive to eagles would be rather fitting.
Humane euthanasia sounds good.
Primitive vasectomy?
Bring your own Spiced Rum.
Prometheus being punished by Zeus for giving ‘fire’ to humanity.
His punishment was to be chained to a rock while an eagle ate his liver which would regenerate forever.................
The co-defendants, court papers show, grew up in the Flathead Reservation area. After they were indicted in the case, Paul fled to Canada to evade justice.
Is it true that bald eagle tastes like spotted owl? 😋
Totally untrue.
It tastes like Whooping Crane...................
😂
Tastes like wild hickory nuts.
Those don’t matter. Democrat policies are responsible for those.
Evidently. There is a hell of a market for murdered baby parts.
I see. Thanks for explaining the painting. It’s very well done. Excellent foreshortening of the reclining figure.
Every feather in place for the ravenous eagle.
And the more “finished” those baby parts are the more profitable - this is the reason they insist on abortion up until the time of birth.
GREAT SONG thanks for reminding me about it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XiHENHXOQM&ab_channel=brotherearl1944
Fire ants and sugar....
Having something eating your liver forever sounds like Trudeau and Canada.
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