Dealer Pleads Guilty to Rhinoceros Horn Trafficking
Manhattan antiques dealer David Hausman pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to obstruction of justice and creating false records in relation to illegal rhinoceros horn trafficking, said Ignacia Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources. Hausman admitted…
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he committed the offenses while telling the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service he was an antiques expert that wanted to help FWS investigate rhinoceros horn trafficking. Hausman was arrested in February 2012 as part of "Operation Crash," a nationwide, multi-agency crackdown on those involved in the black market trade of endangered rhinoceros horn.