SMUGGLING

'Codfather' Associate Guilty
'Codfather' Associate Guilty
'Codfather' Associate Guilty
BOSTON – A Bristol County Sheriff’s Deputy was convicted today by a federal jury in Boston of smuggling the profits of an over-fishing scheme to Portugal. Antonio Freitas, 47, of Taunton, a Sheriff’s Deputy with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office and a long-time Task Force Officer with U...
“Codfather” Will Plead Guilty
“Codfather” Will Plead Guilty
“Codfather” Will Plead Guilty
The self-proclaimed "Codfather" is scheduled to plead guilty next week to evading federal fishing quotas and smuggling profits to Portugal. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that 64-year-old Carlos Rafael of Dartmouth, owner of Carlos Seafood, Inc...
Rafael Pleads Not Guilty
Rafael Pleads Not Guilty
Rafael Pleads Not Guilty
The fishing magnate known as ``The Codfather'' has pleaded not guilty to a variety of federal charges including lying on catch reports and cash smuggling and has been held on $2 million bail. Carlos Rafael, of Dartmouth, appeared in federal court in Worcester on Thursday to face 27 counts...
Rafael Indicted
Rafael Indicted
Rafael Indicted
Federal prosecutors have indicted New Bedford fishing magnate Carlos Rafael and a Bristol County Sheriff's Office Deputy. Rafael was indicted on 27 counts, for charges including conspiracy, false entries, and bulk cash smuggling. Rafael, owner of Carlos Seafood in New Bedford, is accused of submitting falsified reports of fish species his boats had caught, and selling excess fish to out of state b