Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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When New England fishing mogul Carlos Rafael threatened to pull his fleet out of Massachusetts, investigators saw an opening. IRS agents posed as Russian mobsters interested in buying his business, using undercover meetings to uncover a massive scheme involving hidden income, tax fraud, and illegal fish mislabeling. What Rafael revealed exposed how one operation could undermine fishing quotas, damage the industry, and threaten the future of an entire regional fishery.

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