A family of oyster harvesters and dealers from Cumberland County, who ran a business called Shellrock, known as the "Reeves Brothers," were sentenced to prison last week for illegally trafficking oysters and other related crimes, according to the United States Department of Justice.

Port Norris natives Todd Reeves, Thomas Reeves and Renees Reeves were each sentenced to time in prison and ordered to pay fines.

The trio was convicted in 2012 to numerous crimes for overharvesting and selling more than $750,000 worth of oysters from the Delaware Bay. Authorities said Todd and Thomas, who are brothers, created false records to hide the overharvest from conservation officers, then sold the oysters through their company, Shellrock LLC, to Mark Bryan of Harbor House Seafood, a wholesale and retail seafood operator in Delaware. Bryan and Harbor House have been charged with conspiracy and will be sentenced later this month, officials said.

Kenneth Bailey, of Heislerville and an employee of Shellrock, was also accused of overharvesting oysters and falsifying records.

Todd Reeves was sentenced to 26 months and three years supervised release, and must pay a $7,000 fine as well as $140,000 to restore oyster beds in the Delaware Bay.

Thomas Reeves was sentenced to 16 months in prison, three years supervised release, and a $7,000 fine, and Renee Reeves was sentenced to five years probation and must pay a $2,5000 fine, officials said.

All three of the Reeves are liable for the restitution, the department of justice said. Todd and Thomas Reeves were also ordered to forfeit $144,000 to substitute assets for the vessels that they used to overharvest the oysters. The Reeves' business was ordered to pay a fine of $70,000 and complete a term of five years of probation.

Bailey was sentenced to six months in prison, followed by six months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, as well as to pay a $10,000 fine. Bailey was also ordered to forfeit $75,000 in substitute assets for the vessels that he used to overharvest the oysters, officials said.