Animal Cruelty a Crime Against Society: FBI [2019 Update]
Research shows animal abusers are more likely to also harm people. It is this link that inspired the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to change the way it classifies those who harm animals....
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Thompson Horse Lot: Animal Cruelty Charges Filed
A Louisiana kill pen family member faces 18 counts of animal cruelty. Are more charges coming after authorities seized 18 horses from Thompson Horse Lot? Find out....
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Masterson Farms Manager Sentenced to Prison for $800K+ Fraud
"Financial fraud can happen anywhere and can be devastating to local businesses," U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant cautions. "The defendant used his position of trust and authority to steal proceeds for his own personal...
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Emanuel Andrade "No Contact" with Seized Show Horses: Feds
It may be the biggest fall of equestrian Emanuel Andrade's life due to the collapse of his family's wealth. The feds tell us the 22-year-old Wellington resident has "no contact" with the seized show horses....
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Horses' Deaths Land Max Jail Sentence in New York Animal Cruelty Case
A New York Judge sentenced a Welsh Pony breeder to the maximum sentence of two years jail. It comes after the court found Jeanne Ryan, 52, of Goshen guilty of 20 counts of animal cruelty last month which stem from her...
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Horsemen’s Tack Employee Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Misbranded RX Horse Drugs
An employee of Horsemen's Tack, Inc. pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute misbranded prescription horse drugs. ...
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Rita Crundwell Makes Netflix Debut
The documentary's filmmaker Kelly Richmond Pope, Ph.D., CPA, is a forensic accounting expert. She began interviewing people immediately after Crundwell’s April 2012 arrest and firing....
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Evan Coluccio Rides Course to Jail on Felony Charges
Unmasking Evan Coluccio. The hunter/jumper PRO has active criminal cases in at least two more states currently. An exclusive story only from Horse Authority....
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Pony Breeder Charged after Stallion Allegedly Starved
New York pony breeder Holly Stanley is facing two counts of animal cruelty after allegedly starving a pony stallion. ...
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Pony Death Prompts Animal Cruelty Charges at Horse 'Sanctuary'
The owner of New Jersey's Labrador Hill Equine Sanctuary faces 60+ counts of animal neglect and cruelty. A pony's death precipitated events that landed Sarah Rabinowitz (Mognoni) in trouble with the law.
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UPDATE: Stanley, Sadler Sentenced in Animal Cruelty Case
The crime was heinous. A Louisiana judge sentenced two men after they both pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty in April. Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler ......
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Owner Charged after 60 Ponies Neglected: Iowa Officials
The owner of Lemontree Welsh Ponies is facing animal neglect charges after Iowa officials uncover almost 60 maltreated ponies. They also found two ponies dead at the horse property. Jim Lemon and his wife Teresa once a...
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Thors Gets Second Chance in NJ Animal Cruelty Case
Monica Thors A New Jersey judge gives an animal cruelty defendant the chance to have felony charges brought against her dismissed. Monica Thors, 57, of Mullica Hill must complete one-year of diversion, altho...
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UPDATE: Oklahoma Horse Trailer Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
Update
Thirty-four-year-old Ericka K. Smith, who also goes by the name Ericka Benman, is now serving her time in an Oklahoma prison. A judge sentenced Smith to serve 63 months in prison for fraud of almost $1.5 milli...
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UPDATE: Scott Langton Death Ruled Suicide
Death Investigation Closed
Update October 30, 2017
Florida authorities have ruled the death of former veterinarian Scott Langton a suicide. The District Nine Medical Examiner's office states Langton's cause of d...
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Florida's Langton Charged with Drugging, Raping Teen
Teen helped in home, vet clinic
Florida authorities arrested and charged former equine veterinarian Scott Langton, 42, with felony sexual battery of a teen. Langton's former teenage worker is accusing him of drugging ...
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Dayle Kountz: Probation for Horse Cruelty
Two-time animal cruelty offender
A Montana judge sentenced the owner of Kountz Arena to probation Thursday for felony animal cruelty. Bozeman's Dayle Kountz kept his stallion Young Doc Bar alive after an accident w...
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Vince Sentenced to Jail for Animal Cruelty
A Virginia judge sentenced Nottoway County horse farm owner Robin Vince to spend a year in jail for felony animal cruelty...
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Florida Vet Charged with Animal Cruelty, 30 Horses Seized: VIDEO
Florida vet Gail Nichols is facing felony animal cruelty charges after authorities seized more than two dozen neglected horses....
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Kountz Pleads No Contest to Felony Animal Cruelty
Plea Deal
A Montana horse arena owner has pleaded no contest to felony animal cruelty. Dayle Kountz kept his stallion alive without veterinary care for months although the horse was missing part of its lower leg, record...
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