Tag Archives: Indigenous people

Man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes

A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling their carcasses and feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show. Federal prosecutors say Travis John Branson and others killed about 3,600 birds during a yearslong “killing spree” …

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James Blake, the Miami Open tournament director, was fined for betting sponsorship ties

LONDON (AP) — Miami Open tournament director and former Top 10 player James Blake was fined $56,250 for violating tennis’s rules about betting sponsorship, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Wednesday. The London-based ITIA said the violation was unintentional and Blake “co-operated fully with the investigation and did not contest the charge.” If Blake breaks the rules again during an …

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