The jury rejected charges Thursday that Jereme James stole Fiji Island banded iguanas while visiting the South Pacific in September 2002. The neon-green-striped iguana is an endangered species, prosecutors said.
However, James faces a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison when sentenced July 14.
An e-mail message to James' lawyer Friday was not immediately returned.
During an undercover probe, James told investigators he had sold three iguanas for $32,000, prosecutors said. Four iguanas were seized when a search warrant was served at his house in April.
