AdvertisementSentencing Approaches for New England's 'Codfather'July 23, 2017Simon RiosfacebookEmailA fisherman holds out a fish for a seal off of a boat owned by Carlos Rafael in New Bedford, Mass. Rafael was the biggest fishing magnate in America's most lucrative port. As he faces sentencing for a scheme to cheat fishing quotas, many worry about the fate of local jobs if his empire is dismantled. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)