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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Albert Toth

Two divers convicted for freeing 19 sharks off the coast of Florida pardoned by Trump

The men freed the sharks believing they had been fished illegally - (U.S. Department of Justice)

Donald Trump has pardoned two shark divers from South Florida who were convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman's longline.

Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr. received the pardons on Wednesday after being convicted in 2022 of theft of property within special maritime jurisdiction.

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