Individuals charged with the illegal sale of a marine mammal product for unauthorized consumption . Meat from whales , an endangered species , can not be sold legally in the United States . Prosecutors charged Typhoon Restaurant Inc. , the parent company of The Hump , and one of its chefs -- Kiyoshiro Yamamoto , 45 -- with the illegal sale of a marine mammal product for an unauthorized purpose . Authorities do not yet know where the meat came from .
Individuals charged with the illegal sale of a marine mammal product for unauthorized consumption . Meat from whales , an endangered species , can not be sold legally in the United States . Authorities do not yet know where the meat came from .