Feds indict whale hunters
Tribe Members Indicted in Whale HuntA federal grand jury has charged five American Indians with misdemeanor counts in the killing of a protected gray whale without a permit last month, the government said Thursday.
The indictment charges the men, all members of the Makah tribe, with conspiracy, unlawful taking of a marine mammal and unauthorized whaling, all punishable by up to a year in jail and a $100,000 fine.
The men did not have permission for the hunt from the federal government or leaders of the tribe, which has more than 1,000 members. 
The indictment charges the men, all members of the Makah tribe, with conspiracy, unlawful taking of a marine mammal and unauthorized whaling, all punishable by up to a year in jail and a $100,000 fine.
The men did not have permission for the hunt from the federal government or leaders of the tribe, which has more than 1,000 members.
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