David Johnson, 31, of Barnes; Darren Johnson, 52, of Deer Park; and Turtle Lake residents Robert Peters, 53, and Steven Reindahl, 55, were convicted of crimes violating the Lacey Act and conspiring to obstruct a 2018 federal grand jury investigation, according to a release from Scott Blader, U.S. district attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.

All four were sentenced to probation: two years for Peters and Reindahl, three years for David Johnson and four years for Darren Johnson (who is no relation to David). The men aren’t allowed to hunt, trap or accompany others engaged in those activities for two years as a condition of probation.

Peters and Reindahl were fined $5,000; David Johnson…