South Korean National Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Attempting to Illegally Export to Asia Poached Wild Succulent Plants ► FINCHANNEL

The FINANCIAL — A South Korean national was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for attempting to illegally export to Asia live Dudleya succulent plants worth at least $150,000 that he and his co-schemers had pulled out of the ground at remote state parks in Northern California. Byungsu Kim, 46, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu, who also ordered him to pay $3,985 in restitution to the State of California for expenses related to replanting the stolen plants after his arrest. Kim pleaded guilty in September 2021 to one count of attempting to exportThe FINANCIAL -- A South Korean national was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for attempting to illegally export to Asia live Dudleya succulent plants worth at least $150,000 that he and his co-schemers had pulled out of the ground at remote state parks in Northern California. Byungsu Kim, 46, was sentenced by ► The FINANCIAL America

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