Lauren H. DeLoach of South Carolina admitted to importing more than $18,000 worth of sperm whale parts from Australia, Latvia ...

Imagine a world where enormous beasts clash beneath the waves, locked in a struggle for survival. Picture a creature as long ...

The Justice Department said Lauren DeLoach, 69, would instruct suppliers to label shipments as "plastic" to avoid seizure ...

A Beaufort man pleaded guilty in federal court following an investigation that found he illegally imported endangered whale teeth and bones and sold them on eBay.

Whale washes up on North Carolina beach. Sperm whales were listed under the Endangered Species Act more than 50 years ago and ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to importing and selling sperm whale teeth and bones, a violation of federal wildlife laws, the Justice Department announced. Lauren H. DeLoach, 69, of Saint ...

A Beaufort man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges related to illegally trafficking endangered sperm whale bones and teeth. Lauren DeLoach, age 69, was charged under the Lacey Act, the ...