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ICE fines New Bedford fish plants for hiring illegal workers

NEW BEDFORD — Three city seafood processors suspected of hiring illegal workers have been fined by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Northern Pelagic Group, or NORPEL, which processes herring on Fish Island was fined $151,200; Pier Fish Co. was fined $2,200; and Cap Seafood on MacArthur Boulevard was fined $9,804. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121114/NEWS/121119962