Pensacola man indicted in seafood conspiracy

A federal grand jury in Mobile has returned a 28-count indictment against three people in a seafood conspiracy case. Karen Blyth of Paradise Valley, Ariz., was the co-owner and president of two companies, CSE Inc., in Phoenix and RF Inc., in Pensacola, Fla. She worked with David Phelps of Scottsdale, Ariz. and John Popa of Pensacola.

The three are accused of conspiring to falsely label, smuggle and misbrand more than 325,000 pounds of seafood in order to defraud customers and avoid paying taxes.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”