every sale. he pleaded guilty and on may 20th was sentenced to three years in prison. he told the judge he made a terrible mistake and leaving court he said almost nothing. can you explain to us why you were selling these horns? you knew for 2 1/2 years according to the prosecutor you were selling them. it doesn t matter. according to the government he and his elite art companies were involved in the selling of more than 19 pounds of rare endangered black rhino horns worth about $400,000. while the government said there was no human victim involved, each horn represented a dead animal, smuggling, poaching, bribery and organized crime. government estimates put the trading illegal products as high as $10 billion. hayes was caught trying to arrange sales to buyers in