MOBILE, Ala. — Two Arizona business executives have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud consumers by mislabeling foreign fish shipped to Mobile and then selling them in Alabama and Florida as more expensive catch.
Karen L. Blyth and David H.M. Phelps entered their pleas Monday shortly before they were scheduled to go on trial in federal court in Mobile.
A federal judge must still approve the plea agreements at a sentencing hearing May 4, but they call for Blyth to serve two years and nine months in prison and for Phelps to serve two years.
Blyth, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., was president and part owner of now-closed Consolidated Seafood Enterprises in Phoenix. Phelps, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was vice president and part owner. They also held the same titles and were part owners of Reel Fish and Seafood in Pensacola, Fla
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