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American Greed Podcast

Something's Fishy: The Codfather

American Greed Podcast

CNBC

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Carlos Rafael owns one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the east coast, but will his big mouth get him hooked in an IRS sting?

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the American Read podcast presented by

0:02.8

C and B. I'm Stacy Kich.

0:08.3

In this episode of American Reed, it's a dangerous job.

0:13.0

Carlos Raphael, aka the Codfather, makes a killing in commercial fishing.

0:19.0

His secret, lying and cheating.

0:22.0

This is his way of life to break the law repeatedly.

0:26.0

Raphael is salty.

0:28.0

That is a s- look at me.

0:30.0

He's really kind of a character.

0:32.0

He's very funny. He's really profane.

0:35.0

He's a f-fane.

0:36.0

And he can't stop bragging, which makes the codfather easy to catch on tape.

0:46.0

I have a man with the idea of a press pizza.

0:50.0

He has control the fad

0:53.0

but how will the feds respond when they learn the codfather's secret sauce

0:57.0

includes a sheriff's deputies smuggling cash.

1:01.0

You have to understand, that's where 9-11 started. Austin Logan Airport and now we're

1:05.5

hearing about a law enforcement officer circumventing security at that same

1:09.4

airport. New Bedford, Massachusetts is a small port city that typically attracts tourists and fishermen.

1:25.0

But in June 2015, two self-described Russian mobsters show up in town.

1:31.0

They say they are looking for a place to stash more than $100 million in cash.

1:39.0

Their best vet is Carnals Raphael, the crude boss of the new Bedford waterfront, who has a fleet of 32 fishing boats

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