Ely Family Charged With Illegally Trafficking Fish From Canada’s Quetico To Sell As Bait

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

September 10, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three members of an Ely family have been charged by federal authorities with conspiracy to illegally traffic fish in from Canada.

The United States Attorney’s office says Robert Dale Latourell, 50, Melinda May Latourell, 45, and Melissa Ann Latourell, 45, all violated the Lacey Act, a century-old law that outlaws the international trafficking of wildlife.

According to the criminal charges, the Latourells own and operate a report on Moose Lake inside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, as well as run a motorized portage service at Prairie Portage.

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