Mississippi Seafood Distributor Admits to Decades-Long Fish Mislabeling Fraud

Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc. and managers plead guilty to marketing imported fish as premium local species, facing significant fines and forfeitures.

• Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc. will forfeit $1 million and pay a $150,000 fine.
• The scheme involved mislabeling imported fish as local species from 2002 to 2019.
• Two managers, Todd A. Rosetti and James W. Gunkel, also pleaded guilty to misbranding.
• The fraud affected local seafood markets and misled restaurant customers.
• Sentencing for the company and involved individuals is scheduled for December 11.

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