DALLAS SEAFOOD BUSINESS FINED $250,000 FOR FALSIFYING COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR SALMON

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resources Division issued the following news release:

Seafood Supply Co., a Dallas seafood wholesaler, was sentenced today to pay a $250,000 fine for violating two counts of the Lacey Act.

According to court documents, Seafood Supply falsified the country of origin of salmon sold from January 2020 to February 2022. The company would designate Chilean salmon as salmon from Scotland or other European countries. Typically, the Chilean salmon was less expensive than product from Scotland.

In addition to the fine, Seafood Supply was placed on probation for three years and ordered to implement an environmental compliance plan. The company previously pleaded guilty on...