News Summary October 17, 2024
Today's Top Story: Alabama Seafood Businessman Guilty of Violating Lacey Act in $250K Case
An Alabama seafood business owner pleaded guilty on October 16 to violating the Lacey Act by selling and purchasing illegally harvested fish. Richard M. Collier, Jr., the owner of P.J.’s Seafood, admitted to selling and purchasing red drum in a U.S. District Court, spotted seatrout from May 2019 to April 22. According to court documents, all parties agreed that the market value of the fish transported across interstate lines in violation of the Lacey Act was greater than...
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