The F/V Kamilar, seen here in November 2009 at Fishermen's Terminal, Seattle. Deckboss photoFederal authorities have charged a 46-year-old Oregon man, Freddie Joe Hankins, with misreporting where he caught about 6,000 pounds of sablefish in 2006.
The vessel involved was the longliner Kamilar.
That's the boat named in a similar case brought against Arne Fuglvog, a former aide to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Fuglvog is awaiting sentencing, and is expected to draw prison time.
Here is the criminal complaint against Hankins, and here is a very interesting affidavit by a NOAA Fisheries special agent.
