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  • Woman indicted for turning sea turtle parts into guitar picks (54-YO Qing Song, Hawksbill turtles)

    03/27/2009 2:27:56 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 9 replies · 875+ views
    Mercury News ^ | 3/27/09 | Bay City News Service
    A Santa Rosa woman has been indicted in federal court in San Francisco for allegedly taking part in the illegal trade of endangered sea turtle parts from China into the United States, authorities said today. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said 54-year-old Qing Song was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in importing and selling guitar picks made from the shells of the endangered Hawksbill sea turtle. Hawksbill sea turtles are one of seven turtle species listed as endangered under either U.S. law or international treaties, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The alleged activities took place from...