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Florida man guilty in illegal China lobster case

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MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man must pay a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to illegally shipping spiny lobsters obtained to China.

A federal judge last week ordered 60-year-old Eric Burman of Boca Raton to serve three years’ probation. Burman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the federal Lacey Act, which combats illegal trafficking in wildlife, plants and the like.

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