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U NITED STA TES DISTR ICT C O UR T

SO UTH ERN DISTR ICT O F FLO R IDA

14-80201-CR-HURLEY/HOPKINS
Case No.

16U.S.C.j1538(a)(1)(E),(F),and (c)
16U.S.C.j3372(a)(1)and (a)(4)
16U.S.C.j3373(d)(1)(B)
18U.S.C.j371
18U.S.C.j554
18U.S.C.j2
UNITED STATES O F AM ER ICA
V.

ELITE ESTA TE BU YER S,IN C.d/b/a

ELITE D EC O R ATIV E AR TS and
CH R ISTO PH ER H AY ES,
D efendants./
IN FO RM AT IO N

Conspiracy to TrafficProtected W ildlife

(18U.S.C.j371)
TheUnited StatesAttorney ehargesthat:
BACK GROUND
Atalltimesm aterialto thislnform ation:
Defendant ELITE ESTATE BUYERS,INC. d/b/a ELITE DECO RATIVE

ARTS (hereinafterCIELITE''ort'theCompany''),wasincom orated tmderthe lawsofthe State

of Florida,and was located at 1034 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 106,Boynton Beach,Florida
33426,in theSouthern DistrictofFlorida.

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DefendantCHRISTOPHER HAYES (tIHAYES''),togetherwith others,owned

and operated ELITE asan auction house.
3.

ELITE and HAYES were in the businessofaccepting item son consignm entand

selling those item s to winning bidders through auction. The defendants also sold consigned
itemsdirectly to individualsthrough private sales. H AYES represented himselfto be an expert

inAsianantiques,includingobjectsmadefrom rhinoceroshorn andelephantivory.

4.

tT.H.'' was an em ployee of ELITE. Together with others, T.H . managed

ELITE'S day-to-day business, met with potential and actual consignors, and prepared
consigmhentcontrad s.

5.

S.C.''wasan independentcontractorpaid by ELITE. Togetherwith others, S.C .

prepared auction cataloges,uploaded catalogues to ELITE'S website,created and prepared

records used in ELITE'S business,responded to inquiries about catalogue and website items
from potential bidders,appraised item s consigned to ELITE , and printed invoices for item s
purchased atauction orby directsale.
6.

T .E.''wasan independentcontractorpaid by ELITE.Togetherwith others, T.E.

responded to inquiries aboutcatalogue and website item s from potentialbidders, and received
paymentinform ation and paym entsfrom buyers.
$J.B.''wasan independentcontractorpaid by ELITE. Togetherwith others, J.B .
issued checksto consignors.

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8.

ICB.A''was an independent contractor paid by ELITE to photograph item s for

ELITE'Scatalogueand website.
9.

lshipper-l'' and l%shipper-z'' were businesses engaged in the dom estic and

intem ationalshipment of item s,including item s sold by ELITE through auctions and private
sales.ELITE'Swebsitedesignated Shipper-land Shipper-z aspreferred Shippers.''
10.

The ELITE em ployees and independentcontractors identified above,as wellas

Shipper-z,were co-conspiratorsknown to theUnited StatesAttorney.

11.

ICC-I''and 1CC-2,''whose identities are known to the United States Attorney,

were involved in the business of purchasing Asian artand antiques in the United States for

customers in China,including objects made from rhinoceros hol'n and elephant ivory,and
arranging for those item s to be smuggled out ofthe United States and into Hong Kong and
China.
R ezulation ofT rade in E ndanzered Species

The Endangered SpeciesAct(tESA''),Title 16,United States Code,Sections

1531 etseq.,was enacted by Congressto conserve endangered and threatened species and the
ecosystem supon which theydepend.
13.

The term tfish orwildlife''meansany m em berofthe animalkingdom ,including

withoutlimitation any m am mal,fish,bird,amphibian,reptile,mollusk,crustacean,arthropod,or

otherinvertebrate,and includesany part,product,egg,oroffspring thereof,orthe dead body or

partsthereof.Title16,United StatesCode,Section 153248).

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14.

The term tlendangered species''means any species,or partthereof,which is in

dangerofextinction throughouta1lora signiticantportion ofits range. Title 16,United States

Code,Section 1532(6).
The term threatened species''m eans any species which is likely to become an

endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout al1or a signitk antportion of its

range.Title 16,United StatesCode,Section 1532420).

16.

A11species determined to be endangered under the ESA are listed in Title 50,

Code of FederalRegulations,Section 17.11. The Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)is a

speciesofrhinocerosnative to eastern and centralAfrica. TheBlack rhinoceroswaslisted asan
endangered speciesin July 1980.45 Fed.Reg.47352,47354.

17.

Rhinoceros are characterized by their enormous size, leathery skin and hom s.

Rhinoceroshol'
n isprized in some culturesforitsalleged m edicinalvalue orforitsuseascarved

artobjects. Illegalhunting resulting from the intemationaldemand for rhinoceros horn is a

majorthreatto thesurvivalofthe species. Libation cupsand otheromamentalcarvingsmade
from rhinoceroshorn are particularly sought-afterin China and otherAsian countries,aswellas

in theUnited States. The escalatingvalue ofthese item shasresulted in an increased dem and for
rhinoceros horn,and has helped to foster a thriving black m arket, which includes modern
carvings being sold as antiques. M ost species of rhinoceros are extinct or on the brink of
extinction asaresultofthisthrivingblack m arket.
18.

TheESA m akesittmlawfulto knowingly deliver,receive,carry,transport,orship

in interstate or foreign com m erce,by any m eans w hatsoeverand in the course of a com m ercigl

activity,endangered species of fish and wildlife,including Black rhinoceros. The ESA also

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makesitillegalto selland offerto sellendangered specis offish and w ildlife,including Black

rhinoceros, in interstate and foreign com merce. Title 16, United States Code, Sections

1538(a)(1)(E)and(F)and 1540(b)(1).
The Convention on IntemationalTrade in Endangered Species (CITES) is an
intem ationalagreem ent,to which theUnited Statesisa party,which entered into force in 1975.
CITES regulates the international trade and transport of species that are threatened with

extinction (Appendix I),speciesthatare notcurrently threatened with extinction,butwould

become so absentregulation (Appendix 11),and speciesforwhich amembercountry requests
assistanceincontrollingtrade(Appendix 111).CITESisimplemented intheUnitedStatesaspart
oftheESA,Title 16,United StatesCode,Sections1537a-1538,and through regulationsfound at
Part23ofTitle 50 ofthe CodeofFederalRegulations.

20. TheAsian elephant(Elephasmaximus)isa speciesofelephantnativeto southcentral and southeastern A sia.The A sian elephant is listed in A ppendix l of CITES, and w as

listed as an endangered species in Jtme 1976. 41 Fed.Reg.24064. The African elephant

(foxodonta ajbicana)isa speciesofelephantnative to eastern and centralAfrica.TheAfrican

elephant is listed in Appendix l of CITES,though certain populations of African elephants

(specifcally those from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe) are listed in
Appendix Il,accompanied by a specialannotation allowing only non-com mercialinternational

tradein specim ensofthose populations. TheAfrican elephantwas listed asathreatened species

underthe ESA in M ay 1978. 43 Fed.Reg.20504.

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Itisunlawfulto com mit,attemptto com mit,orcauseto be com m itted,the import

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1I,orI1lofCITES withoutrequired authorizing CITES docum ents. Title 50,Code of Federal

Regulations,Sections17.21(b),17.40(e)(2)(i),and 23.13(a)and (d). UnderCITES,commercial

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Species Act(Title 16,United States Code,Sections 1538(a)(1)(E) and (F) and l538(c)),in
violation ofthe Lacey Act(Title 16,United StatesCode,Sections3372(a)(1),3372(a)(4),and
3373(d)(1)(B));and
(b) to knowingly receive, conceal, buy, sell, and in any manner facilitate the

transportation,concealment,and sale,ofhornsfrom Black rhinoceros and objectsmade from

sam e and ivory from A frican and A sian elephants,prior to exportation,know ing the sam e to be

intended forexportation contrary to the Endangered SpeciesAct(Title 16,United StatesCode,

Sections1538(a)(1)(G)and 1538(c))and U.S.ExportRegulations(Title 13,UnitedStatesCode,

Section305(a)),inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section554.
M anner and M eans ofthe C onspiracv

The mannerand meansby which the defendantssoughtto accomplish the objectsand

pum oseoftheconspiracy included,am ong others,thefollowing:

24. ln furtherance ofthe conspiracy and to effect the illegalobjects thereof,the

defendants and their co-conspirators received horns from Black rhinoceros in the course of

commercialactivity,and advertised thosehornsforsale atauction to potentialbuyersoutside the

State ofFloridaand outside theUnited States. In addition to advertising forsale atauction,the

defendantssoldhornsfrom Black rhinocerosand objectsmadefrom samedirectlytoindividuals

who the defendants knew resided outside the State of Florida and outside the United States.
Following these sales,the defendantsand theirco-conspiratorstransported,aided and abetted in

the transport,and attempted to transport,the horns and objects,knowing thattheir receipt,

acquisition,andsaleofthehornsandobjectsviolatedUnited Stateslaw.

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ln furtherance ofthe conspiracy and to effectthe illegalobjects thereof,the

defendants and co-eonspirators worked with privately-owned shipping companies that assisted

purchaserstotransporthornsfrom Blackrhinocerosandobjectsmadefrom same,from theState

ofFloridato otherstateswithin theUnited States.

26. In furtherance ofthe conspiracy and to effect the illegalobjects thereof,the

defendants and co-conspirators worked with privately-owned shipping companies, which

assistedptlrchasersto smugglewildlifeand objectsmadefrom wildlife,includingbutnotlimited

torhinoceroshorn,elephantivory,and objectsmadefrom same,from theUnited States.
O vertA cts

In furtherance ofthe conspiracy,and to effectthe objects and pum osesthereotlthere

were committed and caused to be com mitted by atleastone ofthe co-conspirators,within the
Southern District of Florida,and elsewhere,at least one of the following overtacts,among
others:

lnterstate Sale ofBlack RhinocerosHornto CC-I

On oraboutJanuary 30,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,thedefendantsreceived
and accepted consignm ent of an un-carved Black rhinoceros horn from :M .B .,'' an individual

whoresided in Plantation,Florida.
On oraboutFebruary 7,2012,the defendants advertised via tionline Auctions,''
an intemet-based auction database,thatthe horn the defendants received from M .B.on January

30,2012,would be sold atauction on M arch 18,2012,for an testim ated price''of $50,000 to

$60,000.Theadvertisementdescribed thehorn ast ot501,HugeRhinocerosHorn Antique.''

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On oraboutM arch l9,2012,atBoynton Beach,Florida,the defendantssold Lot

50l(the hol.
n received from M .B.on January 30,2012)through a tprivate''orkstraight''sale

(notatauction)toCC-1,aTexasresident,for$70,000.
Between on or aboutM arch l9,20l2,through on or aboutApril l2,2012,the

defendantsreceivedbankdepositsinthenameofCC-1,totaling$80,500($70,000salepriceplus
a 15% tibuyer'spremitzm''to ELITE)forthesaleofthehornthedefendantsreceivedfrom M .B.
on January 30,2012.

Interstate SaleofBlack RhinocerosHorn to UndercoverAgent

On or aboutM ay 14,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,the defendants received
and accepted consignmentof an uncarved Black rhinoceros horn from A.W .,''an individual

whoresided in New York,New York.

6.

On or aboutJune 24,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,the defendants sold the

horn received from A.W .as Lot600,W ntique African Huge Rhinoceros Ho1% ''fora winning

bidof$69,000 ($60,000plusa 15% ltbuyer'spremium''to ELITE)to aUnited StatesFish and

W ildlifeSeniceCtUSFW S'')agentworkinginanundercovercapacity,whoinformeddefendants
that he resided in the Com monwea1th of Virginia,and in factparticipated in the auction by
telephonefrom theComm onwea1th ofVirginia.

On oraboutJune 26,2012,the defendantsreceived a wire transferof$69,000 for

the horn sold on June 24,2012,to the undercoverUSFW S agentfrom the Commonwea1th of
Virginia.

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Saleand Smuccling ofRhinocerosHorn and ElephantIvol'y Item s

8.

On oraboutM ay 14,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,thedefendantsreceived a

Black rhinoceros horn with a silverbase (hereinafter referred to as 4tthe silver honf'l from
$1A.W .,''who resided in New York,New York.
9.

On oraboutJune 19,2012,defendants advertised via Online Auctions,the June

24,2012,auction sale ofthe following:(a)the silverhorn,described as ltot601:Antique

RhinocerosHol'n in English Silveri''and (b)a raw horn from aBlack rhinoceros,described as

i ot 600:Antique African Huge Rhinoceros Honz,''for an iestimated price''of $50,000 to

$70,000.
10.

On oraboutJune 25,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,the defendants sold Lot

601, along with several items made from elephant ivory (Lot: 519, described in the
advertisem entas tchinese Carved lvory Concentric Dragons Urn;''Lot:582,described in the

advertisementas%tpairAntiqueChineseCarved IvoryQuanYin Figuresi''Lot:620,describedin

the advertisementasf hinese Carved Ivory Study ofElephant& Tigeri''Lot:723,described in
the advertisem entas::19thcentury JapaneseCarved Ivory Sam uraiFigure Signedi''and Lot725,

described in the advertisementasf hinese Ivory ElephantAttach Group Figure'')to T.J.,''an

individualfrom British Columbia,Canada(canadaBuyer').

ll.

On oraboutJune 25,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,the defendantsmade and

caused to bem ade lnvoiceNo.4252,which inc'

luded the following inform ation:CanadaBuyer's
nam e and address in Richm ond,Canadai''a listofthe item s purchased,w hich w ere described as

Lots601,519,582,723,and 725,a11sold atauction on June 25,2012;and the totalcostpaid as

4$37 789.50,55which included a tBuyer'sPrem ium''of%5 764.50.''

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On oraboutJune 26,2012,the defendantssentan em ailto Canada Buyer,which

included instructionsto wirepaymentto tiElite EstateBuyersInc DBA EliteDecorativeArt,''for
the items Canada Buyerpurchased on June 25,2012. The em ailalso stated tiplease also make
shipping arrangem ents and send m e the attached shipping release fonn,''and included contact
inform ation forShipper-l,including the name and contactinformation forthe ownerofShipper1.

On oraboutJune 26,2012,CanadaBuyersentan emailto the defendants,which

stated CCD you refer a shipper that can ship ivory and rhino horns to Canada to m e. I have

contacted (Shipper-ll,heisunabletodo soforme.''

14.

On oraboutJtme 26,2012,the defendantssentan em ailto CanadaBuyer,which

stated Yes,try contacting (ownerofShipper-z,alongwithcontactinformationj,theyshouldbe

ableto help you.''
On oraboutJune 29,2012,Canada Buyersentan emailto the defendants,which

stated Hi,Ihavewired themoney to you!Can you please let(Shipper-zldo thepacking and

shippingtome.(sicl''
16.

On oraboutJune 29,2012,the defendantssentan em ailto Canada Buyer,which

statedtlYes,thank you.''
On oraboutJuly 2,2012,thedefendantsreceived a wire transferin the amountof

$37,779.50, in Canada Buyer's nam e,at a branch of Bank of America, located at 13850
W ellington D rive,W ellington,Florida.
18.

O n or about July 2,2012, in response to an em ail from Canada Buyer,w hich

stated,iHi,lnm justwondering haveyou gotthemoney yets''thedefendantssentan emailthat

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stated ltYes,1have,we are preparing youritemsand willnotify the shippersonce youritem sare
readyto bepicked up.''
On oraboutJuly 10,2012,Shipper-z,sentthe item spurchased by Canada Buyer
onJune'
25,2012,to Canada Buyeratan addressin Richmond,British Columbia,Canada.
Second InterstateSale ofaBlack RhinocerosHorn to UndercoverAgent
20.

On or about October 15, 2012, in Boynton Beach, Florida, the defendants

advertised via Online Auctions,the November 10,2012,auction sale ofa raw horn from aBlack

rhinoceros,which wasdisplayed in aphotograph.

On or about November 10, 2012,the defendants advertised on ELITE'S own
website the horn they advertised via Online Auctions on October 15. The advertisem ent
portrayed thehorn in the identicalphotograph asw asin the Online Auctionsadvertisem ent,and

also described the horn as ttaot 101 - Antique Rhinoceros Horn...pre-sale estim ate $30,000 -

$50 000.''
On oraboutNovember 10,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,the defendants sold

Lot101,ahornfrom aBlackrhinoceros,atauctionforawinningbidof$36,800($32,000plusa

15% lbuyer'spremium''to ELITE)to aUSFW S agentacting in an undercovercapacity,who

informed defendants that he was participating in the auction by telephone from the
Commonwealth ofVirginia,and did,in fact,participate in the auction from the Comm onwea1th
ofV irginia.

On or aboutNovem ber 16,2012,the defendants received a wire transfer in the

amountof$36,800 forLot101,thehorn sold on November16,2012,to the lmdercoverUSFW S

agent.

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Receiptand lnterstate SaleofBlack RhinocerosHorn to CC-2

On oraboutDecember 14,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,defendantsaccepted
consignm ent and received tw o horns from a Black rhinoceros to sell at ELITE 'S M arch 2013
auction from a U SFW S agent acting in an undercover capacity, w ho represented to the

defendants thathe resided in Colorado,and who did,in fact,residein Colorado (hereinafter

tcoloradoConsignor').
25.

On or about January 16, 2013,the defendants sold the horns received from

ColoradoConsignorinaprivatesale(notatauction)to CC-2,aresidentofTexas,for$55,000.
On oraboutJanuary 23,2013,thedefendantsreceived aw ire transferof$55,000
forthe hornssold on January 16,2013 to C C-2.
W ildlife Sold and Transported in Foreicn Com m erce

27.

On oraboutJanuary 18,2011,in Boynton Beach,Florida,thedefendantssold Lot

72,afigurecarved from elephantivory,to apurchaserin Belgitzm for$1,600,and then,knowing

thattheproperpennitswerenotobtained,aided and abetted in shipping Lot72 outofthe United
Statesto Belgium .

28.

On oraboutM arch 13,2012,in Boynton Beach,Florida,the defendantssold Lot

265,an objectcarved from elephantivory,to a purchaserin Hong Kong for$6,700,and then,

knowing thattheproperpermitswere notobtained,aided and abetted in shipping Lot265outof
the United Statesto H ong Kong.

29.

On oraboutJanuary 18,2013,in Boynton Beach,Florida,thedefendantssold Lot

145,a gure carved from elephantivory,to a plzrchaserin Taiwan for$1,700,and then,knowing

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thatthe proper perm its were not obtained,aided and abetted in shipping Lot 145 out of the
United Statesto Taiwan.
Allin violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 371.

By: t

SAM HIRSCH
Acting AssistantAttorney General
Environm ent& N attlralResources Division
United States Departm ntofJustice
By:

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W FREDO A .FERRER
United StatesAttorney

Sc) hernDistrictofFlorida

By:

T om asA .W atts-F tzGerald

A ssistantUnited St tes Attorney

G RY N.D NNER f
TralA ttorney
Environm entalCrim es Section

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UNITED STATES O FAM ERICA

CASENO.

VS.

CERTIFICATE OFTRIALAU ORNEY*

ELITEESTATEBUYER,INC.d/b/a

ELITEDECORATIVEARTS,and
CHRISTOPHER HAYES,

Defendant.

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EourtDivision.(selectone)
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SupersedingCase lnform ation:

New Defendantts)
Key W est
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FTP

Yes

No

Num berofNew Defendants

Totalnum berofcounts

Ido hereby certify that:

Ihave carefully considered the allegationsofthe indictm ent,the num berofdefendants,the num berof

probablewitnessesandtheIegalcomplexitiesoftheIndictment/lnformationattachedhereto.
Iam awarethatthe inform ationsupplied onthisstatem entwillberelied upon bytheJudgesofthisCourtin
setting theircalendarsand scheduling criminaltrialsunderthe m andate ofthe Speedy TrialAct,Title 28
U.S.C.Section 3161.

Interpreter: (YesorNo)
ListIanguageand/ordialect

NO

Thiscasewilltake 0 daysforthepartiestotry.
Pleasecheckappropriatecategoryand type ofoffenseIistedbelow :
(Checkonfyone)

0to 5days

(Checkonlyone)

X (PLEA)

Petty

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11
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6to 10 days
11 to 20 days
21to 60 days
61daysand over

6.

HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo)

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Judge:

M inor
M isdem .
Felony

NO

Case No.

(Attachcopyofdispositiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?

Ifyes:
M agistrate Case No.
Related M iscellaneousnum bers:

(YesorNo)

NO

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Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
Defendantts)instatecustodyasof
Rule20from the

lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)

Dlstrlcto

NO

Doesthiscase originatefrom a matterpending in the Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney'sOffice priorto

October14,2003?
Yes
X
No
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Doesthiscase ori
ginate from a m atterpending in e CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney'sOffice pri
orto
Septem ber1,2007?
Yes
X
No
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THOM S W AU S-FITZG RALD

ASSIST NT UNITED STA ES AU ORNEY
Florida BarNo.0273538

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D efendant'sN am e:CH RISTO PH ER H A YES

C ase No:

Count# 1:
Conspiracy to Traftic Protected W ildlife

Title 18.United StatesCode.Section 371

*M ax.Penalty: Five(5)years'imprisonment
Count#.
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*M ax.Penalty:

Count#:

*M ax.Penalty:

Count

*M ax.Penalty:

WRefersonly to possible term of incarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures that m ay be applicable.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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PEN A LTY SH EET

Defendant'sNam e:ELITE ESTATE BUYERS.IN C.d/b/a ELITE DECORATIVE ARTS

Case No:

Count# 1:
Conspiracy to TrafficProtected W ildlife

Title 18pUnited StatesCode.Section 371

*M ax.Penalty: $500,000 ortwice gain/loss

Count#:

*M ax.Penalty:

Count#:

*M ax.Penalty:

Count

*M ax.Penalty:

*Refersonly to possible term of incarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures that m ay be applicable.