Summary
The criminals tracked by investigator Mike Maggard don't steal jewelry, computers or cars, but they do pilfer an estimated $10 million from South Carolina landowners every year.
Mr. Maggard is looking for people who, in essence, steal trees and pocket the profits landowners expect to make from growing loblolly or long-leaf pines. He is one of three South Carolina Forestry Commission law enforcement investigators - call them tree sleuths - assigned to nearly 200 cases of timber fraud scattered across the state.See the full content of this document
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Tree Sleuths Face Potential Job Cut
"As long as there is a tree out there, someone is going to get something out of it," Mr. Maggard said. "And tim...
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