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New Yorks, New York is a helluva' town! - for a pirahna
Joel Rakower Confesses To Smuggling Piranhas Into New York City
Federal authorities say a tropical fish merchant has admitted smuggling more than 39,000 piranhas into New York City and mislabeling them as common aquarium fish.
The Justice Department says Joel Rakower and his Queens company, Transship Discounts Ltd., pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to pay $73,000 in fines.
Piranhas are illegal in New York City and more than two dozen states.
Prosecutors say Rakower imported the piranhas in 2011 and 2012 and resold them to fish retailers in several states. Only 850 were recovered.
The Justice Department says Joel Rakower and his Queens company, Transship Discounts Ltd., pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to pay $73,000 in fines.
Piranhas are illegal in New York City and more than two dozen states.
Prosecutors say Rakower imported the piranhas in 2011 and 2012 and resold them to fish retailers in several states. Only 850 were recovered.
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Response to ashling (Original post)
With the alligators? 
