September 21, 2020 โ Jeffrey Styron sold a lie.
Hundreds of thousands of dollarsโ worth of lies neatly packaged for buyers โ primarily small seafood retailers and restaurants โ who trusted they were buying crabmeat harvested in the United States.
After all, thatโs what the labels on crabmeat from Garland Fulcher Seafood Co. Inc. said.
Earlier this month, Styron, treasurer of the corporate board of officers for Garland Fulcher in Oriental, pleaded guilty to falsely labeling crabmeat as โProduct of USA.โ
Glenn Skinner, executive director of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, warns consumers to stay away from imported seafood โsince you donโt know what youโre getting.โ
โTo me whether itโs local or not shouldnโt determine whether they should buy seafood,โ he said. โI would try to get domestic, whether caught or farm raised, either way.โ