A Michigan man was sentenced in federal court in Fairbanks Oct. 10 for interstate transportation of unlawfully taken or possessed wildlife, some of which he hunted on Kodiak Island, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

According to court records, Kent Milo Kaiser, a 47-year-old resident of Niles, Mich., illegally claimed Alaska residency in order to obtain Alaska resident hunting licenses and resident big game tags in 2001, 2003 and 2004.

Using the illegally obtained licenses and tags, Kaiser took a grizzly bear on the North Slope and three deer on Kodiak Island, and assisted in transporting part of a moose across state lines after abandoning substantial portions of the meat in the field.

Kaiser also facilitated transport of the trophies of the bear, the three deer and the moose to points outside Alaska.

U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska Ralph Beistline sentenced Kaiser to five years probation and a $25,000 fine. The sentence also prohibits Kaiser from hunting anywhere in the U.S. for five years.

Acting U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler commended the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Kaiser, according to a Department of Justice press release.