Mississippi restaurant, co-owner sentenced for mislabeling seafood

GULFPORT, Mississippi: A historic Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant and its co-owner have been sentenced for mislabeling imported seafood as premium, locally caught fish, concluding a federal investigation into fraudulent practices.

Mary Mahoney's Old French House, a Biloxi landmark since 1962, was placed on five years of probation and fined nearly US$1.5 million. According to the Justice Department, the penalti