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Exposing the Big Game

Idaho man fined $20K, banned from hunting in Alaska after illegally guiding hunts

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U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason on Wednesday also ordered Paul Silvis, 52, of Nampa, to serve six months of home confinement, to be followed by five years of supervised release, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Silvis in October pleaded guilty to two felony violations of the Lacey Act, the law that bans illegal wildlife trafficking, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder said in the announcement.

Silvis from 2009 to 2016 repeatedly violated state and federal law by providing guided hunts in the Noatak National Preserve in northwest Alaska, prosecutors said. The preserve covers 10,265 square miles and protects the nation’s largest unaltered river basin and watershed.

Silvis was motivated by financial gain, Schroder said. Silvis received about $121,500 by illegally selling and providing guide services. Hunts he guided…

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