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indicted last month. Jeffrey Clem, Wesley McGlothlin, Mike Archuleta, Shawn Hamrick, Erhost Salazar, Vernon McCall, Mark Martinez and Rudy Valez were also named in the indictment.
Archuleta owns and operates Mark V. Outfitters and Sierra Taxidermy in Espanola, N.M. McGlothlin owns and operates Antler Ridge Taxidermy in Amiss ville.
“The other individuals are guides employed by Mark V. Outfitters,” according to the statement. “(They) would act as guides and outfitters for the hunter clients.”
The men are accused of “providing guiding, outfitting and other services for money which resulted in the unlawful taking and selling of wildlife with a market value in excess of $350.”
The illegal hunting and killing of big game, including elk, allegedly occurred in the Valles Caldera National Preserve and “other public lands” in New Mexico.
Such activities are prohibited by the Lacey Act, a federal statute that forbids the sale, purchase or transportation of illegally taken game. Violations committed by individuals are punishable by five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Organizations that violate the act may be fined up to $500,000.
Colin Clem and the other defendants were reportedly arraigned on the federal charges last Friday.
Local allegations
As a result of the federal investigation, Virginia Game Warden Bruce Lemmert asked for a search warrant to be executed at Colin Clem’s home last week.
“On Dec. 14, 2004, Dan Rolince, Special Agent for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, filed an application and affidavit for a search warrant for the residence (in Linden),” Lemmert said in his affidavit for search
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