NJ man pleads guilty to smuggling box turtles from Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,000 box turtles that were illegally collected in Oklahoma.
Court records show 26-year-old William T. Gangemi of Freehold, New Jersey, was accused of violating a federal law against the sale or purchase of illegally collected wildlife with a market value over $350.
Gangemi was allegedly part of a syndicate of wildlife smugglers involved in the purchase and transportation of three-toed a