Feds say SC boat owner may face prison for catching too many fish, then concealing it
A South Carolina fisherman has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities say he exceeded the number of fish he was legally allowed to catch, then attempted to conceal his actions. One count in the indictment charges Don Michael Rynn with submitting a trip report with a lower number of fish than he actually caught to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Another count charges him with lying to a federal agent, falsely telling the agent that various fish he caught were contaminated with oil and he disposed of them by putting them in a dumpster. The fish were snowy grouper and tilefish, according to the indictment. A third count charges him with falsifying records in a federal investigation. Maximum punishment in this case is a fine up to $250,000 and 20 years in prison. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 14:38
While our “leaders” in the swamp routinely pillage to their hearts content while being sheilded by the agencies that are responsible for being the watchdogs against this corruption, we have a man providing food to our nation and employment for his crew, trying to survive the overwhelming over regulation of the fishing industry being threatened with jail time. What a travesty of justice.
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I pray the people are smart enough to understand that supporting this current administration in the upcoming elections will lead this nation to doom.
I read this and thought of John Yates who faced the same situation. He won his case before the U.S. Supreme Court.