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New Bedford, Massachusetts, is know for its whaling and fishing industry. It’s also known for it’s large and vibrant Portuguese community. A new podcast called “Catching the Codfather” looks at one man who left Portugal for New Bedford in 1968 and began working in the fishing industry. By the 1980s he was a multi-millionaire. Then the IRS came calling. Host Ian Coss offers this excerpt from the podcast.