Originally published Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 7:28 AM
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SPOKANE — A Spokane woman and her mother were convicted Monday in federal court of charges of sneaking a rhesus monkey into the United States from Thailand.
SPOKANE — A Spokane woman and her mother were convicted Monday in federal court of charges of sneaking a rhesus monkey into the United States from Thailand.
Gypsy Lawson, 29, hid the young rhesus macaque monkey under her blouse, pretending to be pregnant when she successfully passed through U.S. Customs in Los Angeles after a trip to Bangkok, Thailand.
Her mother, Fran Ogren, 55, of Northport, Wash., also went on the trip in November 2007.
The two women were found guilty by a 12-member jury on separate charges of conspiracy and smuggling goods into the United States.
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