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Chefs charged with serving illegal whale
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A now-shuttered Southern California sushi restaurant and two of its chefs were indicted on conspiracy and other charges for allegedly serving illegal and endangered whale meat, authorities said Friday. Federal prosecutors said sushi chefs Kiyoshiro Yamamoto and Susumu Ueda ordered the whale meat from fish importer Ginichi Ohira, and served it at The Hump restaurant in Santa Monica. Authorities said Ohira falsely described the product as fatty tuna on invoices and delivered it to the restaurant.