BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 12, 2024
Five Maine fishermen and one fisherman from New Hampshire took a plea deal on Monday ending their trial on charges of catching and selling millions of pounds of unreported Atlantic herring, the Courier-Gazette reported. Glenn Robbins, 76, of Eliot; Ethan Chase, 46, of Portsmouth, N.H.; Neil Herrick, 48, of Rockland; Stephen Little, 58, of Warren; Jason Parent, 51, of Owls Head were indicted in January 2022 on 35 counts of conspiracy, fraud and falsifying fishing records, according to court records. Also indicted was Western Sea, Inc., the business that owns the Rockland-based vessel used to catch the fish. The defendants could receive sentences of up to a year in prison, fines of up to $100,000, and up to one year of supervised release.