Stoney Ray Elam

History

Convicted: Killing and selling endangered animals for meat
Mar 25, 1998 - Chicago, IL (US)
Sentence: Elam, plead guilty to 2 felony violations of the Lacey Act. Elam was sentenced to 1 year confinement, 2 years probation and ordered to pay a $5000 fine to the Save the Tiger Fund.

Elam is the former owner of the exotic animal farm PowerHouse Wildlife Sanctuary in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. Elam transported 2 tigers and 3 leopards across state lines, sold them to an undercover agent for $4,800 and then falsified federal documents declaring the illegal sale a donation.

Elam will serve 6 months of his 1 year sentence in an Oklahoma detention facility and 6 months in home confinement.

Notes:
Elam is the former owner of Power HOuse Wildlife Sanctuary.