Catching The Codfather | 5. Painting Fish

About this episode

The episode explores the fishing mogul Carlos Rafael and his unique method of 'painting fish' as a key element in a larger fraud investigation.

When federal agents first meet with Carlos Rafael, the fishing mogul offers up a tantalizing clue: a special system for ‘painting fish.’ It’s the key to understanding the entire fraud, and why Carlos is the only one who could pull it off. Major sponsorship for "Catching The Codfather" is provided by Roger’s Fish Co. --------------------------- Credits: Host and Scriptwriter: Ian Coss Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss Story Editor: Lacy Roberts Editorial Advisor: Jenifer McKim Fact-checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel Hibbard Intern: Fiona Boyd Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss Graphic Design: Bill Miller

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Coss, Devin Maverick Robins, Isabel Hibbard, Lacy Roberts, Jenifer McKim, Ryan Alderman, Fiona Boyd

Topics covered

• fishing fraud
• Carlos Rafael
• federal investigation
• painting fish
• seafood industry
• crime
• history

Keywords

• Carlos Rafael
• painting fish
• fishing fraud
• federal agents
• Roger’s Fish Co.
• seafood
• investigation

Sponsors

Roger’s Fish Co.

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