Federal Prison Time, Hefty Fine In Sentence Of Big Game Hunter Who Smuggled An Asian Wild Sheep From Pakistan

After a lengthy, complicated case that included a Sacramento-area hunter illegally smuggling an Asian wild sheep from Pakistan to the U.S., the man has been sentenced to prison time and will pay $85,000 in fines. Here are some details from the Sacramento Bee:

A Sacramento County man was sentenced Tuesday to six months in federal prison for smuggling the carcass of an endangered species into the United States after a big-game hunt in Pakistan.
Jason Keith Bruce of Galt pleaded guilty in 2024 to conspiracy in the case, admitting he used forged documents to claim that the trophy he was bringing home was not a Ladakh urial, a type of wild sheep that is listed as endangered. 
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Bruce and ordered him to pay $85,000 in fines and serve two years of supervised release after completing his prison term.