U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement S Homeland Security Investigations: Commercial Paleontologist

Eric Prokopi Dept: Eric Prokopi, a self-described commercial paleontologist who buys and sells whole and partial dinosaur skeletons, was arrested at his home in Gainesville, according to a complaint unsealed by prosecutors. He was charged with smuggling goods into the U.S. and interstate sale and receipt of stolen goods, according to The Star. The arrest was handled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement s Homeland Security Investigations and mIAMI A Florida man was charged Wednesday with smuggling dinosaur fossils into the United States, including a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton from Mongolia, federal prosecutors said. He also faces one count of conspiracy to smuggle illegal goods, possess stolen property and make false statements. If convicted on all of the charges, he could face up to 35 years in prison. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.