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California Sushi Restaurant Faces Criminal Charges for Serving Whale

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A Santa Monica restaurant allegedly decided to serve meat from an endangered whale to their patrons Criminal charges were filed this week against The Hump restaurant and one of its chefs for allegedly selling meat to customers that came from an endangered whale. The restaurant immediately released a statement through their attorney Gary Lincenberg admitting to wrongdoing and that they are willing to cooperate with court system, according to the L.A. Times. Lincenberg said the Hump took “responsibility for the wrongdoing charged by the U.S. attorney.” The misdemeanor charge of illegal sale of a marine mammal product could be punished by up to a year in prison, as well as a $100,000 fine against an individual and a $200,000 fine against an organization, The L...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).