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United States v. Chait

United States v. Chait, No. 1:16-cr-00193 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 5, 2016).

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American laws enacted to protect endangered species restrict both the exportation from, and importation into, the United States of items such as elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn. United States v. Chait is one of a growing number of cases . . .






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