We sat and drank, discussing sea routes, harbour charges, the hiring of a crew, the wine markets and the stowing of cargo.

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After grueling interrogation by the F.B.I., the three were ultimately convicted on harboring charges and released on parole.

In Virginia, immigration agents on Thursday arrested Richard Eversole, 58, an American citizen, and Juan Martínez, 24, a Mexican, on federal harboring charges, accusing them of hiring illegal immigrants to work on a construction project at the Quantico Marine Corps Base, and leasing apartments for the men.