Nem monarquia respeitas as leis da Constituição dos Estados Unidos da América.
Esta princesa ou ex-princesa, andava a organisar lutas de galos em Oregon. Aquilo devia de jogar forte nas apostas. Só que as aves não recebiam nada além de peanuts e umas bicadas fatais. Segundo o artigo, o esposo tinha sido xeriff ajudante. Nem este respeita a lei.
Eles têm lá um rancho, quer dizer, uma herdade ou uma quinta, ou uma fazenda em Oregon.
Este assunto não merece cair aqui. Mas fazemos uma excepção para ventilar o blog.
Romanian princess charged with holding illegal cockfights in America
A Romanian princess has been charged with holding illegal cockfights in the US.
4:58PM BST 17 Aug 2013
Irina Walker, 60, is among 18 people charged with holding 10 cockfighting "derbies" since 2012.
Mrs Walker, the daughter of Romania's exiled former King Michael, appeared in a federal court charged with running an illegal gambling business, conspiracy and violating the Animal Welfare Act.
"Cockfighting jeopardizes public health and safety and facilitates the commission of other criminal acts," Amanda Marshall, the US attorney for Oregon, said in a statement.
Charged alongside Mrs Walker is her husband, John Walker, a former sheriff's deputy, whom she married in 2007. The couple, who own a ranch in the town of Irrigon, face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 (£160,000) if convicted.
Mrs Walker is the third of five daughters of King Michael, who was forced to abdicate in 1947 and then went into exile. She moved to the US in 1983.
The king said in a statement that he had learned of his daughter's arrest with "profound sadness." "His Majesty and the entire royal family hope that the American justice system and the courts of the state of Oregon will solve this case in the fairest and quickest way possible," the statement said.
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