Seafood Company Sentenced to $1 Million in Fines and Community Service Payments

A California-based seafood company has reportedly been sentenced in federal court for knowingly selling mislabeled frozen fish fillets. United States v. Seafood Solutions, Inc., No. 11-297 (C.D. Cal., sentencing February 6, 2012). Seafood Solutions, Inc. agreed to plead guilty to the charge in July 2011, as part of a federal investigation into companies that had been selling Asian catfish imports under other labels to avoid anti-dumping duties. Under the terms of the agreement, the company was fined $700,000 and will pay an additional $300,000 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Two California men also pleaded guilty in connection with the scam and are apparently scheduled for sentencing on February 12, 2012. See Law360, February 7, 2012.