Nguyen

Texas Residents Plead Guilty to Federal Shark Violations, fined $45,000

Rick Nguyen, 37, of Buras, and Hung Anh Tiet, 29, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty to shark violations involving illegal finning and over the limit of sharks. Shark "finning" is an illegal practice of removing the shark's fins, which are the most profitable part of the shark, and then discarding the rest of the shark's body overboard