A Whale of a Crime; Va. Man Pleads to Trafficking Sperm Whale Teeth
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It may not be the crime of the century, nonetheless, the feds say it’s a whale of a crime. Richard M. Ertel, of Spotsylvania, Va., pleaded guilty Monday in Richmond, Va., to importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale teeth, a violation of the Lacey Act, which prohibits the trading…