SEATTLE — A Washington ivory and antiquities dealer will serve six months in prison after pleading guilty to federal smuggling charges four years ago and then going undercover to help authorities prosecute a former Canadian wildlife smuggler. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for each count and is set to be sentenced in Maine on Wednesday. Logan, who was a Mountie when he began bringing the tusks into the U.S. but retired in 2003, was originally charged with smuggling, conspiracy and money laundering. He pleaded guilty in Canada to a related wildlife smuggling crime, and terms of his extradition limited U.S. charges to money laundering. ——Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com

Source: National Post September 19, 2017 22:18 UTC