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\"Delaware<\/a>NEW JERSEY<\/strong> – Three oyster harvesters and dealers, an employee and a related business were sentenced Thursday\u00a0for overharvesting oysters, falsifying harvest reports and obstructing justice.<\/p>\n

Todd Reeves<\/strong>, Thomas Reeves<\/strong>, Renee Reeves<\/strong>, of Port Norris, New Jersey, and their oyster dealer company, Shellrock LLC<\/strong>, were sentenced for their roles in creating false oyster records, trafficking in illegally possessed oysters, obstructing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/strong>\u2019s regulation of public health and safety, and conspiring to commit those crimes.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Bailey<\/strong>, of Heislerville, New Jersey, was sentenced for creating false oyster records and trafficking in illegal oysters.<\/p>\n

Todd Reeves<\/strong> was sentenced to serve 26 months in prison and was ordered to pay New Jersey $140,000 for the restoration of oyster beds in Delaware Bay.<\/p>\n

Thomas Reeves<\/strong> was sentenced to serve 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release and pay a $7,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Renee Reeves<\/strong> was sentenced to serve five years of probation and pay a $2,500 fine.<\/p>\n

Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0andRenee\u00a0Reeves<\/strong> and Shellrock<\/strong> were found liable for the restitution amount along with Todd.<\/p>\n

Todd and Thomas Reeves were additionally ordered to forfeit $144,000.<\/p>\n

The Reeves\u2019 business, Shellrock, also known as \u201cReeves Brothers,\u201d was ordered to pay a fine of $70,000 and complete a term of five years of probation.<\/p>\n

Bailey was sentenced to serve six months incarceration and pay a $10,000 fine.\u00a0 Bailey was also ordered to forfeit $75,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conspiracy to traffic in over harvested, unreported and illegally possessed oysters from the Delaware Bay violated laws that protect public health and ensure the sustainability of resources,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden of the Department of Justice\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adding, \u201cThe defendants\u2019 actions were harmful to honest fisherman of the Delaware Bay and the long-term viability of a resource that is vital to the local economy and plays an important role in the history of Southern New Jersey.\u00a0 Today\u2019s sentences let the public know that we will not allow protected resources to be exploited, and that those who obstruct law enforcement and deprive honest fisherman of the full measure of their labor will be held accountable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2012, the defendants were convicted of numerous felony crimes related to their overharvest and sale of over $750,000 worth of oysters from the Delaware Bay.<\/p>\n

The Lacey Act prohibits creating or submitting false records for fish or wildlife moving in interstate commerce and also prohibits trafficking in fish or wildlife known to be illegally taken or possessed.<\/p>\n

The evidence at trial showed the following facts and circumstances:<\/strong><\/p>\n

For over four years, brothers Todd and Thomas Reeves would overharvest oysters from the Delaware Bay and create false dealer reports and harvester records to hide that overharvest from conservation officers.<\/p>\n

The Reeves also created false state and FDA health records to ensure that regulators would not detect their over harvest.<\/p>\n

The Reeves then sold their illegal oysters through their company, Shellrock LLC, to Mark Bryan of Harbor House Seafood,<\/strong> a wholesale and retail seafood operator in Delaware.<\/p>\n

Bryan and Harbor House are scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 27 for their role in conspiring to create false records to conceal the scheme from authorities.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Bailey engaged in similar conduct in 2006 and 2007, overharvesting oysters from the public oyster beds in Delaware Bay.\u00a0 Bailey then created false dealer reports, harvest reports and bills of lading to hide that overharvest from authorities.<\/p>\n

The FDA and state health agencies require that oyster purchasers and sellers maintain accurate records of the amounts and locations of oyster harvest for all oysters they buy and sell in order to protect the public health and minimize the impact of any oyster-borne outbreak of disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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