PORTLAND, Maine — A lawsuit that claims a Maine lobster wholesaler's partner embezzled over $1.5 million has added new defendants and moved to federal court.
The Portland Press Herald reports prosecutors have added Bellerose's wife, Amanda, and UPS as defendants in the case.
The lawsuit states the Saco-based company Sea Salt claimed Matthew Bellerose and Vincent Mastropasqua set up a phony customer to send lobsters before having them resold.
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