Two Cape Cod fishermen have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction, founded by the Ciulla family 14 years ago and sold last week, had been "skimming" from the actual sale price of their fish.
Seeking $1 million for "breach of maritime contract," the suit by Eric Hesse and Greg Walinski — both members of the board of the controversial Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association — was filed in U.S. District Court on Aug. 10 by Gloucester attorney David S. Smith.
Smith is the law partner of Stephen Ouellette in the firm of Ouellette & Smith, and Ouellette was listed in the Secretary of State's Corporate Records Division as of May 26 as the agent for Kristian 4Kristensen, who has acquired the auction from the Ciulla family.
On June 14, Ouellette also filed the incorporating papers as agent for the Zeus Fish Export Co. Inc., also owned wholly by Kristensen.
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