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‘Codfather’ Rafael could exit seafood entirely with global settlement under negotiation

Lawyers acting for the US government and groundfish and scallop mogul Carlos Rafael are negotiating a deal which could see him exit the seafood business completely 

By Tom Seaman | July 14, 2017 15:06 BST
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Lawyers acting for the US government and Carlos Rafael, who owns a fleet of over 30 groundfish and scallop vessels, are negotiating a deal which could see him exit the seafood business completely, according to legal documents [...]

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