How the US government finally caught a New Bedford fishing tycoon | Catching The Codfather, Part 6

The case that the IRS ultimately built was all focused on one man: Carlos Rafael. But Carlos is just one player in a whole port that has been dealing with shrinking fish stocks and tightening regulation for half a century now. So what happens to the port of New Bedford, Massachusetts – to the boats, to the fishermen, and to the fish – when the Codfather does finally fall?

00:00 - Carlos shows them the money
06:30 - Andrew Lelling takes on the case
09:06 - Where did all the fish go?
11:20 - Meeting Michael, the jingles guy
16:55 - The Logan Airport operation
21:50 - The IRS meets with Carlos one more time
25:25 - Carlos' arrest
27:30 - Who gets prosecuted?
33:03 - Carlos within the bigger picture
36:58 - Carlos gets sentenced
42:25 - What happens to Carlos' boats and permits?
48:52 - A new era of fishing
1:01:20 - Carlos is everywhere
1:04:49 - The closing song, one last time

In Season 3 of The Big Dig podcast, “Catching The Codfather,” we go down to the docks. It’s a place  where food, work, nature, money and politics all meet – where dreams are born, fortunes ruined, and where the watchful eye of the government is always present. This video podcast series traces the rise of Carlos Rafael and his escalating conflict with the government, because to judge the crimes of The Codfather, you also have to judge the whole system he chose to break.

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