FILED

CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

08/25/2020

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BY: ___________________ DEPUTY

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CR No. 2:20-cr-00368-DSF

11 Plaintiff, I N F O R M A T I O N

12 v. [16 U.S.C. §§ 1372(a)(2)(A),

1375(b): Taking a Marine Mammal]
13 JORDAN GERBICH,
[CLASS A MISDEMEANOR]
14 Defendant.

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16 The United States Attorney charges:

17 [16 U.S.C. §§ 1372(a)(2)(A), 1375(b)]
18 On or about September 28, 2019, in San Luis Obispo County,
19 within the Central District of California, defendant JORDAN GERBICH
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 1 knowingly took, that is, hunted, captured, and killed, a marine

2 mammal, namely, a northern elephant seal.

4 NICOLA T. HANNA
United States Attorney
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7 BRANDON D. FOX
Assistant United States Attorney
8 Chief, Criminal Division
9 JOSEPH O. JOHNS
Assistant United States Attorney
10 Chief, Environmental and Community
Safety Crimes Section
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MARK A. WILLIAMS
12 Assistant United States Attorney
Deputy Chief, Environmental and
13 Community Safety Crimes Section
14 HEATHER C. GORMAN
Assistant United States Attorneys
15 Environmental and Community Safety
Crimes Section
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