West Springfield businessmen plead guilty to fishery crimes

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By Catherine Taliceo - email

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (WSHM) -

Two West Springfield businessmen face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to fish and wildlife crimes.

Paul and Michael Zombik pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court to importing live bait fish and game fish into Massachusetts and selling the fish from other states.

All of those actions violate state laws and the federal Lacey Act.

They ran Michael's Wholesale Bait in West Springfield.

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