The federal indictment says Kyle Potter and Welch never recorded their harvests at an Alaskan port and took the undocumented crab through Canadian and Washington waters.
Three men are charged in federal court for illegally transporting Alaska crab to sell in Washington. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Alaska says Kyle Potter and Justin Welch caught crab in Southeast Alaska this spring and moved them to Seattle at the direction of Potter’s dad, Corey.says Corey Potter owns the two fishing vessels involved, which were run by his son, Kyle, and Welch.
The federal indictment says Kyle Potter and Welch never recorded their harvests at an Alaskan port, which is required by state law. And they took the undocumented crab through Canadian and Washington waters, which is against a federal law called theCorey Potter is being charged in federal court with two counts of unlawfully transporting fish or wildlife. Kyle Potter and Justin Welch are being charged with one count each of the same thing. Their first court appearance is set for May 2 before U.S.
Attorneys for the men are not listed in the federal indictment. The U.S. Attorney’s office would not make further comments.
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