Texas Billionaire Questioned About Hunting Trip To Russia
July 20, 2007
Texas billionaire Dan Duncan was in Russia on a guided hunting trip in 2002. While there he illegally shot a moose and a sheep from a helicopter. He says he admitted immediately when questioned that he had done it and claimed he didn’t know it was illegal.
Reuters News today is reporting that a U.S. federal grand jury is questioning him about the hunt.
No charges were ever brought against Duncan in Russia and he and his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, are questioning why the U.S. is interested in this hunt that took place on Russian soil.
Hardin expressed astonishment at the investigation in Texas by a U.S. prosecutor involving an event in Russia. The applicable law could by a 107-year-old law intended to stop international trafficking in rare plants and animals, he said.
“What the hell is the U.S. interest in bringing felony charges here for hunting on Russian soil, where not one single person has complained?” Hardin told the Chronicle. “Is this really the best use of our prosecutorial resources?”
Tom Remington
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