佛罗里达州Gainesville男子认罪参与斗狗共谋：曾发斗狗视频卖犬、亲临斗狗场
美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，佛罗里达州阿拉楚阿县 Gainesville 市男子 Terry Lee（43岁）已在联邦法院认罪，罪名是共谋违反《动物福利法》一项。联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 公布了认罪结果。
据法庭文件，Lee 与他人共谋，持有、出售与接收犬只，用于让这些犬参加斗狗活动。2024年5月23日，Lee 通过一个社交媒体平台把一段两犬斗殴的视频发给另一个人，并试图替一名同案被告出售视频中的一只犬。
2024年9月30日，Lee 又发布另一只犬的出售广告，称该犬为「1xw」，即曾赢过一次斗殴。2024年6月6日或之前，Lee 还出席了一场在另一名同案被告控制的物业内举行的斗狗；他赞助并强迫参赛的一只犬，事后在其物业上被查获。
Heekin 表示，本案由州与联邦执法伙伴协作建成，这类虐待动物的犯罪残忍恶劣，应受严厉惩罚与谴责。
Lee 最高面临 5 年监禁与 3 年监管释放。量刑定于 2027 年 1 月 26 日下午 1 时 30 分在 Gainesville 的美国联邦法院大楼举行，由首席联邦地区法官 Allen C. Winsor 主审。
本案由美国农业部监察长办公室、Gainesville 警察局、Alachua County 警长办公室与 Alachua County 动物资源部门联合侦办，助理联邦检察官 Adam Hapner 负责起诉。
（来源：美国司法部）
Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Dog Fighting Conspiracy in Florida
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that Terry Lee, 43, of Gainesville, in Alachua County, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the plea.
According to court documents, Lee conspired with others to possess, sell, and receive dogs for the purpose of having the dogs participate in animal fighting ventures. On May 23, 2024, Lee used a social media platform to send a video of two dogs fighting to another individual, and attempted to sell one of the dogs in that video on behalf of a co-defendant.
On September 30, 2024, Lee posted an advertisement for the sale of another dog, stating that the dog was a '1xw,' meaning a one-time winner. On or before June 6, 2024, Lee attended a dog fight held inside a property controlled by another co-defendant; one of the dogs he sponsored and forced to participate in the June 2024 fight was later recovered on his property.
U.S. Attorney Heekin said the case was built on collaborative work by state and federal law enforcement partners committed to ending animal fighting ventures, calling the crimes heinous, cruel, and depraved.
Lee faces a maximum of five years in prison and up to three years of supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for January 26, 2027, at 1:30 p.m. at the United States Courthouse in Gainesville before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor.
The case was jointly investigated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General, the Gainesville Police Department, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, and Alachua County Animal Resources. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Hapner is prosecuting the case.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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