Good Thing Geithner Doesn't Hunt

In light of all the attention being given recently to the tax cheats that Obama pals around with, I bring you another story showing that yes, Virginia, there are two Americas.

A man and his son have been sentenced to pay $10,000 fine for illegally transporting a set of deer antlers across state lines.

According to U.S. Attorney David Nahmias and information presented in court, last November Fred Hand, III, 54, and his son Fred Hand, IV, 24, used a rifle to shoot and kill a whitetail deer during Colorado’s archery-only season, which is a violation of state law. The Hands then transported the antlers of the seven-point buck to Georgia, a violation of a federal law called the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act, enacted in 1900, was passed to assist states in enforcing wildlife laws.
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The Hands pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of illegally transporting a whitetail deer from Colorado to Georgia.

They were sentenced Tuesday in U.S. Magistrate Court in Atlanta to pay a fine of $10,000 to the Lacey Act Reward Account, and restitution in the amount of $5,000, payable to the State of Colorado’s Division of Wildlife, according to Nahmias’ office. The Hands were also placed on probation for two years, and forfeited their right to hunt in 22 Western states.

Now I agree they should have been fined for hunting with a rifle during bow season but look at the penalty handed down to them and compare it to what has been done to Dodd, Rangel, Geithner, Daschle, and others.

Pretty sad day when illegal hunting carries stiffer penalties then being a tax dodge or a corrupt head of a financial institution.