NYC man pleads guilty plea in rhino horn caper
Source: Associated Press
Jul 31, 7:17 PM EDT
NYC man pleads guilty plea in rhino horn caper
By TOM HAYS
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City antiques dealer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges he double-crossed wildlife protection authorities by first offering to help fight illegal sales of rhinoceros horns, then buying some himself.
David Hausman admitted in federal court in Manhattan that he knew at the time he was breaking laws intended to protect endangered black rhinos.
"I failed society, my family, my friends ... and the conservation and animal rights community," David Hausman told the judge. "I blame no one but myself."
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