As you read this, fish broker Kevin Steele is sitting in the federal lockup, serving time for selling "halibut" that wasn't halibut. The U.S. Attorney's Office charged Steele with violating the Lacy Act by buying lesser fish — Atlantic turbot, according to authorities — in China, importing it into the U.S., and repackaging the product as Alaskan halibut. On April 24, a federal judge sentenced Steele to 30 days in jail, fined him $60,000, and ordered that he pay 100,000 dollar to the Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a congressionally mandated fund set up to receive such payments. Foundation funds are used for conservation purposes.
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机译：当您阅读本文时，鱼类经纪人凯文·斯蒂尔（Kevin Steele）坐在联邦禁闭区内，为卖掉不是大比目鱼的“大比目鱼”服务时间。美国检察官办公室指控斯蒂尔违反《花边法》，在中国购买较少的鱼（据当局称是大西洋大菱turbo），将其进口到美国，并将该产品重新包装为阿拉斯加大比目鱼。 4月24日，一名联邦法官判处斯蒂尔30天监禁，罚款60,000美元，并命令他向美国鱼类和野生动物基金会（Fish and Wildlife Foundation）支付100,000美元，该基金会是国会授权设立的接受此类付款的基金。基金会资金用于保护目的。
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