What’s Next for the 'Codfather?'
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Cape Cod Times] by Doug Fraser - July 31, 2017
The “Codfather” quashed any hopes for high courtroom drama when he pleaded guilty in March to falsifying fish quotas, false labeling of fish species, conspiracy and tax evasion, 28 counts in all.
The real action is behind the scenes, as federal and defense attorneys wrestle over the fate of New Bedford fishing mogul Carlos Rafael’s fishing empire, said to be one of the largest groundfish fleets in the nation.
It’s something Cape fishermen, and fishermen all over New England, are debating and watching closely.
“I’ve said before, there is no place in fishing for ...
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