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The scheme involved under underreporting the herring catch in order to deceive state and federal regulators and the Internal Revenue Service.

PORTLAND — The trial of five fishermen accused of a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records ended Monday March 11 when the defendants all pleaded

ROCKLAND/PORTLAND — Court cases, both on the state and federal levels, can take several months or years for a conviction or dismissal, a bench or jury trial, or to reach a settlement. The litigation process includes several ongoing components,...

PORTLAND — The trial for the fishermen and seafood dealers who were indicted in 2022 with conspiracy, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice in connection with a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records will...

PORTLAND — The jury trial of four people charged with a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records has been scheduled for March 5.

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PORTLAND – Federal court proceedings are moving forward for the fishermen and seafood dealers who were indicted in 2022 with conspiracy, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice in connection with a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic...

PORTLAND — Two people charged in connection with a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records have pleaded guilty while a third is set to enter

FERTILE, Minn. (KFGO) - One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Fertile in Norman County. The State ...

(Fertile, MN) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says a Michigan woman is dead after a vehicle collision. Authorities say the crash happened south of Fertile in Sundal Township before 2 p.m., when a vehicle traveling westbound on 330th Avenue collided with a vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 32. The Northbound driver, 75-year-old Samuel Olson, was not injured in the crash.