Freddie Joe Hankins once operated a fishing vessel then-co-owned by Arne Fuglvog. Fuglvog pleaded guilty last year to falsely reporting where he caught sablefish intended for interstate commerce. He was a fisheries aide to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and resigned shortly before a plea deal with prosecutors was made public in August. Fuglvog is awaiting sentencing.
Hankins was indicted on charges of false statements and false records of fish sold in interstate commerce. Between 2006 and 2007, the indictment alleges, he falsely reported the location of harvest for 16,706 pounds of sablefish and 31,113 pounds of halibut.
He has pleaded not guilty.
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