Article: Two Found Guilty of Conspiracy Involving the Importation and Sale of Falsely Labeled Fish From Vietnam.

Peter Xuong Lam, of Fairfax, Va., was found guilty late yesterday by a federal jury in Los Angeles of conspiring to import mislabeled fish in order to avoid federal import tariffs, the Justice Department announced. Lam also was found guilty on three counts of dealing in fish that he knew had been imported contrary to law. Arthur Yavelberg, of Reston, Va., a co-conspirator, also was found guilty of conspiracy to trade in misbranded food.

To date, 12 individuals and companies, including Lam and Yavelberg, have been convicted for criminal offenses related to a scheme to avoid paying tariffs by falsely labeling fish for import and then selling it in the United States ...

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