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Fish · VancouverThere are plenty of laws and regulations meant to protect fish. See, e.g., “United States v. 1855.6 Pounds of American Paddlefish Meat” (Nov. 14, 2018). And possibly also bees, if you think bees are fish. See “California Supreme Court: We Don’t Think Bees Are Fish” (Sept. 23, 2022). But violating most of these would generally result in a fine, not imprisonment. How flagrant do fishing-law violations have to be to result in a six-year prison term…Read Article
Sea-Cucumber Abuser to Be “Moved Far From the Sea for a Long Period of Time”
Manchester, Vermont · ManchesterVermont resident Alison Gu has filed a petition to vacate her 2018 bank-fraud conviction and to strike an order requiring her to pay $107,000 in restitution. She exhausted her appeals long ago, and has served her sentence already, except possibly for some time on supervised release. But Gu is still challenging the conviction, claiming she received ineffective assistance of counsel. She is said to be especially upset with the defense lawyer who r…Read Article
