Mississippi Seafood Distributor and Managers plead guilty to conspiracy and misbranding seafood to hoodwink buyers. The case involves the largest seafood distributor in the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc. (QPS). The company has held its hands up and agreed to pay a substantial penalty. “When imported substitutes are marketed as local domestic seafood, it depresses the value of authentic Gulf Coast seafood, which means that honest local fishermen and wholesalers have a harder time making a profit,” said U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee for the Southern District of Mississippi….