The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted three big game guides on multiple charges, including conspiracy and violations of the Lacey Act.
The indictment, returned on August 27, 2024, charges Chad Michael Kulow, 44, and Andrea May Major, 44, both of Kuna, Idaho, along with LaVoy Linton Eborn, 47, of Paris, Idaho, for illegally guiding mountain lion hunts and transporting wildlife across state lines.
Kulow is charged with 12 counts, including one felony conspiracy charge and 11 felony Lacey Act violations.
Major faces seven counts, including one felony conspiracy charge and six Lacey Act violations, while Eborn is charged with eight counts, including one conspiracy charge and seven Lacey Act violations.
The Lacey Act, first enacted in 1900, is a federal law that prohibits the trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold.
The act plays a key role in protecting endangered species and regulating the import and export of wildlife, acccording to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.