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Warrants issued for ex-state wildlife official, his son
Sandra Chereb, ASSOCIATED PRESS
6/2/2004 11:18 pm
Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for a former Nevada wildlife commissioner and his 23-year-old son accused of multiple violations of hunting laws in two rural counties.
Churchill County Deputy District Attorney Brandi Jensen said the warrants for former Nevada Wildlife Commissioner Bradley Quilici, of Lovelock, and his son, Dario Quilici, of Cedar City, Utah, were issued at the request of prosecutors after the men were charged with more than a dozen license and hunting crimes.
Bradley Quilici, who resigned May 5 from the Nevada Wildlife Commission, was charged in Churchill County with 12 gross misdemeanor counts of making false statements to obtain a hunting license, tag or permit.
The former commissioner is accused of providing “false information to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to obtain a tag for Dario Quilici,” Jensen said.
Each count carries a potential penalty of up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
In Pershing County, Bradley Quilici was charged with killing or possessing a pronghorn antelope without a valid tag, also a gross misdemeanor, and with a misdemeanor charge of obstruction.
Dario Quilici faces 16 gross misdemeanor counts of making a false statement to obtain a license, tag or permit in Churchill County, and one count of killing or possessing a pronghorn antelope without a valid tag in Pershing County.
Neither could be reached immediately for comment.
Phil Dunleavy, district attorney in Lincoln County, also is reviewing an investigative report by state game wardens to determine if the Quilicis should face charges there as well.
Public records obtained by the Associated Press show Dario Quilici has obtained resident sporting licenses in Utah and Nevada for the past three years.
Nevada and Utah laws make it a crime to claim residency in more than one state to obtain a hunting or fishing license.
Utah officials have said they are looking into possible infractions there but will likely defer to Nevada authorities.
Resident licenses typically cost less than nonresident licenses. In Nevada, a resident combination hunting and fishing license this year costs $54. The same nonresident license is $199.
The price difference is more pronounced for big game tags. A resident elk tag this year costs $120, if the applicant is successful in the upcoming draw that begins June 8. A successful nonresident will pay $1,200. Nevada issues more tags to residents than nonresidents.
Records also show that last year Dario Quilici applied for at least seven big game tags in Nevada, and received an antelope tag for Pershing County and a coveted bull elk tag in Lincoln County during the annual permit lottery.
Penalties escalate if an illegal hunting license is used to apply for or receive a big game hunting tag.
Gov. Kenny Guinn appointed Bradley Quilici as a representative to the nine-member board that sets wildlife policies in November 1999.
Guinn would not comment when Quilici resigned, and the governor’s office said someone would be appointed to fill the remainder of the term that expires in June 2005.
The latest allegations are not the first time Quilici has run afoul of wildlife rules.
Two months after he was appointed to the commission, it was learned that Quilici had been cited by a game warden in 1982 for trapping violations. He was found guilty of five misdemeanor violations and ordered to pay $100 apiece in fines.
Sandra Chereb, ASSOCIATED PRESS
6/2/2004 11:18 pm
Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for a former Nevada wildlife commissioner and his 23-year-old son accused of multiple violations of hunting laws in two rural counties.
Churchill County Deputy District Attorney Brandi Jensen said the warrants for former Nevada Wildlife Commissioner Bradley Quilici, of Lovelock, and his son, Dario Quilici, of Cedar City, Utah, were issued at the request of prosecutors after the men were charged with more than a dozen license and hunting crimes.
Bradley Quilici, who resigned May 5 from the Nevada Wildlife Commission, was charged in Churchill County with 12 gross misdemeanor counts of making false statements to obtain a hunting license, tag or permit.
The former commissioner is accused of providing “false information to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to obtain a tag for Dario Quilici,” Jensen said.
Each count carries a potential penalty of up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
In Pershing County, Bradley Quilici was charged with killing or possessing a pronghorn antelope without a valid tag, also a gross misdemeanor, and with a misdemeanor charge of obstruction.
Dario Quilici faces 16 gross misdemeanor counts of making a false statement to obtain a license, tag or permit in Churchill County, and one count of killing or possessing a pronghorn antelope without a valid tag in Pershing County.
Neither could be reached immediately for comment.
Phil Dunleavy, district attorney in Lincoln County, also is reviewing an investigative report by state game wardens to determine if the Quilicis should face charges there as well.
Public records obtained by the Associated Press show Dario Quilici has obtained resident sporting licenses in Utah and Nevada for the past three years.
Nevada and Utah laws make it a crime to claim residency in more than one state to obtain a hunting or fishing license.
Utah officials have said they are looking into possible infractions there but will likely defer to Nevada authorities.
Resident licenses typically cost less than nonresident licenses. In Nevada, a resident combination hunting and fishing license this year costs $54. The same nonresident license is $199.
The price difference is more pronounced for big game tags. A resident elk tag this year costs $120, if the applicant is successful in the upcoming draw that begins June 8. A successful nonresident will pay $1,200. Nevada issues more tags to residents than nonresidents.
Records also show that last year Dario Quilici applied for at least seven big game tags in Nevada, and received an antelope tag for Pershing County and a coveted bull elk tag in Lincoln County during the annual permit lottery.
Penalties escalate if an illegal hunting license is used to apply for or receive a big game hunting tag.
Gov. Kenny Guinn appointed Bradley Quilici as a representative to the nine-member board that sets wildlife policies in November 1999.
Guinn would not comment when Quilici resigned, and the governor’s office said someone would be appointed to fill the remainder of the term that expires in June 2005.
The latest allegations are not the first time Quilici has run afoul of wildlife rules.
Two months after he was appointed to the commission, it was learned that Quilici had been cited by a game warden in 1982 for trapping violations. He was found guilty of five misdemeanor violations and ordered to pay $100 apiece in fines.
