Criminal
Mar. 12, 2010
Restaurant Accused of Serving Whale
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged the parent company of Santa Monica Airport restaurant The Hump and one of its chefs with illegally selling whale meat as sushi.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged the parent company of Santa Monica Airport restaurant The Hump and one of its chefs with illegally selling whale meat as sushi.
Typhoon Restaurant Inc. and Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, a 45-year-old Culver City resident, are accused of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which carries a penalty of up to one year in federal prison, $100,000 in f...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In