From the Mail Tribune:

April 28, 2011

A ring of suspected Springfield poachers faces racketeering and other charges for allegedly stealing the identity of Oregonians to buy hunting licenses and tags they used while illegally killing as many as 300 black-tailed deer in eastern Lane County over the past five years, authorities say.

Nine Springfield residents were arraigned Thursday in Lane County Circuit Court on numerous wildlife charges as well as identity theft, forgery and computer crimes for their alleged roles in what the Oregon State Police called a criminal conspiracy they unearthed during a 15-month investigation.

Most of the poaching occurred in 2009 and 2010 on both federal Bureau of Land Management and private timberlands within the state's McKenzie Wildlife Management Unit and focused largely on black-tailed deer, though the group also killed elk, antelope and bear, according to the OSP.

Many of the animals were killed to fill tags for people who either do not hunt or had their identification stolen strictly to gain licenses and tags in their names, the OSP said in a Thursday news release.

The case broke open when one of the victims received an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife envelope requesting a tooth from a black bear killed during a hunt be sent to the agency as part of a study, police said. When the victim told ODFW he had no hunting license or bear tag, agency officials discovered a license and tag were bought illegally in the victim's name, police said.

The case snowballed from there, culminating in January search warrants in Springfield and Eugene, police said. Seized at the time were 18 hunting rifles, 108 sets of antler, several hunting licenses and tags, keys to gates on private timberland, two whole poached cow elk and about 1,600 pounds of processed game meat.

The elk were poached just prior to the search warrants getting served, police said.

The wildlife offenses were all misdemeanors, but each defendant faces a racketeering charge that is a Class A felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $375,000.

The defendants, all from Springfield, were identified as: Shane E. Donoho, 37; Rory E. Donoho, 60; Gerald S. Donoho, 64; Laura A. Donoho, 36; Sandra L. Shaffer, 59; Danny M. Hawkins, 60; Miguel A. Kennedy, 26; Mary S. Normand, 61; and Shawn Stone, 48.

— Mark Freeman

Jesus! I hope they get nailed to the wall.

Hopefully the auhorities won't let them plea bargain down the felony.

Hangem high!

Well, at least none of them were 18 or the God's of fairness and mercy would send down their rath.

In a few minutes we'll have a couple of members come along that will tell us that it's no big deal and that pursuing this type of case is a waste of the state's time and money since it took a whole 15 months to bring the case to aa head.

After all, in their eyes, there is nothing wrong with poaching.

Flags- Amen to what you just said.

Roast 'em!

Wll depends...if that Laura of 36 years old is a blondie model that enjoys hunting I think is not fair to put her in jail...just send her down here

L

you're in luck Lorenzo...I'll pay for her plane ticket....


troy

In some cases there is monetary gain. In some cases it is just exactly like alcoholism or gambling or smoking, a "Habit".

It gives the poacher an adrenalin rush or makes them feel superior that they are killing animals as they please and the authorities are nmot able to catch them.

From my experiences hard core poachers, rarely reform, they are like an alcoholic or any other addict. They may clean their act up for a while, but given the opportunity they will pick the habit back up.

For some it is a contest, they want to see just how many times they can kill something and get away with it. For some it is a business, from selling the meat to people to selling the antlers for money or trading them for drugs.

For some it is simply a case of thumbing their nose at the goverment of the state or states where they are poaching. They feel that they do not have to obey the written rules and regulations as other mere mortals do.

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Originally posted by Flags:
In a few minutes we'll have a couple of members come along that will tell us that it's no big deal and that pursuing this type of case is a waste of the state's time and money since it took a whole 15 months to bring the case to aa head.

After all, in their eyes, there is nothing wrong with poaching.

Lawbreakers should be punished yes. However "suspected" lawbreakers should not be declared guilty based upon a internet re-quote of a newspaper article.

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Originally posted by DTala:
you're in luck Lorenzo...I'll pay for her plane ticket....


troy

Wow !! she is a beauty !!!

L

It's no big deal. Pursuing this type of case is a waste of the state's time and money since it took a whole 15 months to bring the case to aa head.

After all, there is nothing wrong with poaching.

Perry

Hey,How did my daughters pic get here! She looks jus lik my cister.

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In a few minutes we'll have a couple of members come along that will tell us that it's no big deal and that pursuing this type of case is a waste of the state's time and money since it took a whole 15 months to bring the case to aa head.

After all, in their eyes, there is nothing wrong with poaching.

More woman talk, from a bitch who doesn't listen.

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Ignored post by smarterthanu/DTS posted 03 May 2011 18:55

And, he shows! Got to have the right bait to get old DTS to bite. Like most bottom feeders he just can't pass up a morsel just lying there.

Don't know what he said since I have him on ignore, but I imaging it is his usual drivel!

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And, he shows! Got to have the right bait to get old DTS to bite. Like most bottom feeders he just can't pass up a morsel just lying there.

Don't know what he said since I have him on ignore, but I imaging it is his usual drivel!

I sure hope you have great tits, cause your brains are going to get you nowhere.

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Ignored post by smarterthanu/DTS posted 03 May 2011 22:15

Drivel filter still operational. Bye Bye PUNK.

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Drivel filter still operational. Bye Bye PUNK.

Still here, woman.

They "Caponed" them. Good for them. Find something with some teeth and make it stick.

Out of curiousity, what kind of population is there that they can kill those types of numbers?

That is the problem. The population numbers probably can not stand that kind of pressure and have legal take by hunters added to it.

Poachers will find and wipe out all of the animals in pockets, which result in lower numbers in the entire unit.

Every GMU in every state can only support just so many animals and most of the time those animals are restricted to pockets of habitat in those units.

Poachers locate these concentrated pockets of game and shooty everything they can.

Back to the subject at hand... while the article indicates this was a 15 month investigation, authorities have been receiving complaints about the Donoho family for 8 years and some of the evidence obtained actually goes back 6 years. Search warrants were only issued just after the first of this year and credit should be given to those involved that brought the light to bear on these pukes. I'm thinking that one State Police Officer may have even come out of retirement to work on the case.
Identity theft is a Class C felony in Oregon, punishable by up to 13 months in prison for a first offense.
My understanding is there were MANY offenses.
As someone already said, "hang 'em high".

We can only hope that they never see the outside again.
What they did was flat stealing.

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Originally posted by smarterthanu:

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In a few minutes we'll have a couple of members come along that will tell us that it's no big deal and that pursuing this type of case is a waste of the state's time and money since it took a whole 15 months to bring the case to aa head.

After all, in their eyes, there is nothing wrong with poaching.

More woman talk, from a bitch who doesn't listen.

Knock off the personal insults smarterthanu

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Originally posted by Flags:

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Ignored post by smarterthanu/DTS posted 03 May 2011 22:15

Drivel filter still operational. Bye Bye PUNK.

If you are going to ignore him, then ignore him. You are just instigating more of the same.

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Knock off the personal insults smarterthanu

Canuck, do you have a personal interest in Flags? I have noticed he is allowed to call anyone on here any name he wants, while being as insulting as he pleases, and you say nothing to him. What's the deal here. I agree that we should ALL be more civil.

Let's hope the state gets get a good judge on this, some judges have been known to be extremely lienent on game violation cases.