North Atlantic Traders Cleared of Illegally Fishing for Bluefin After NOAA Witnesses Compromised
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Salem News] By Julie Manganis - August 2, 2017
MARBLEHEAD — A Marblehead tuna broker has been cleared of federal charges that he orchestrated a scheme to illegally catch and export bluefin tuna.
Robert Kliss and his Lynn-based business North Atlantic Traders were found not guilty of charges that included conspiracy, smuggling and falsifying records, by a U.S. District Court jury on Friday.
Kliss, his business and a captain-for-hire, John Cafiero, were indicted in April following a four-year investigation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and federal prosecutors...
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