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Date: 08-04-2023

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United States of America v. Carlos T. Ortiz

Case Number: 2:23-mj-00017

Judge: Jeremy D. Peterson

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Sacramento

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Description: Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with transportation and receipt of untagged migratory game birds.

Carlos T. Ortiz, age 27, of Live Oak, California helped organize and participate in a 10-person goose hunt near the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge in Sutter County. During the hunt, Ortiz and others shot and killed 258 snow geese and white-fronted geese. Snow geese and white-fronted geese are migratory game birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. None of the birds were tagged as required by law.

This case was the product of an investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Lee prosecuted the case.

Outcome: The Defendant was sentenced to a three-year hunting ban, three years of probation, and was fined $1,000.00.

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