Florida Charges 10 With Racketeering in Red Snapper and Sea Turtle Case

Florida prosecutors are charging reef fish poaching the way they charge organized crime. Attorney General James Uthmeier's office has brought racketeering and conspiracy counts against 10 people accused of catching far more red snapper and gag grouper than allowed, then selling the fish dockside at night, out of homes and in on-the-water handoffs to dodge reporting. Anyone buying Gulf reef fish without paperwork is standing at the end of that supply line.