(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California) SAN FRANCISCO - Shahram 'Ron' Roohparvar was arrested today in connection with an alleged international elephant ivory trafficking scheme announced Acting United States Attorney Brian Stretch and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Special Agent in Charge Jill Birchell. In an indictment unsealed today, Roohparvar, 61, of Saratoga, was charged with selling art objects made of elephant ivory on the international market....
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