Tag: Lacey Act violation

West Virginia man pleads guilty to illegal ginseng trafficking

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A West Virginia man Thursday pleaded guilty to multiple charges of illegally trafficking in ginseng. According to court documents, Tony Lee Coffman, 59, of Birch River, West Virginia, purchased American ginseng roots that had been illegally transported in interstate commerce from Ohio to West Virginia and falsified records relating to the purchase…
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Birch River W.Va., Columbus Ohio, Ginseng, Lacey Act violation, Tony Coffman

March 9, 2023