Gosman’s Dock, which has operated in Montauk for more than eight decades, was sold as two members of the Gosman family who pleaded guilty in a decade-long commercial fishing investigation returned to federal court, according to a person familiar with the sale. Sentencing will be given within two weeks.

A person familiar with the deal confirmed the sale was completed earlier this month. Terms of the agreement were not available and calls to Gosman family members were not returned.

Gosman’s Dock, which has been on the market for years and was last offered for sale in 2023, was listed with a sales price of $45 million. The Gosman family owned nine separate parcels in its 11.6-acre waterfront Montauk portfolio, including a 477-seat restaurant, six retail stores, a wholesale and retail fish operation, housing for seasonal staff and a portion of the 330-space parking lot.

In a report published in Newsday in July, general manager Robert Gosman Jr. noted the changing Montauk environment. “Traffic has definitely gotten worse and demographics are changing; it’s just too expensive for most families,” he told Newsday.

The sale came as Bryan and Asa Gosman, who pleaded guilty in 2021 to a single federal criminal conspiracy charge in the fishing investigation and cooperated with prosecutors, appeared before Judge Joan Azrack in federal court in Central Islip on Nov. 12. Sentencing and compensation hearing, according to court documents.

Both Gosmans testified in a federal case that resulted in a 30-month prison sentence for veteran commercial fisherman Christopher Winkler of Montauk, who was found guilty of five counts following a trial in Central Islip federal court last year. At trial, prosecutors said Winkler was charged in connection with an illegal haul of 200,000 pounds of fluke and black bass that crossed federal limits in a case involving Gosman’s wholesale business as the buyer of the fish and Bryan Gosman, the alleged spotter. The fish is said to be worth more than $900,000, and prosecutors are seeking the return of at least $725,000.

“Since there is a possibility that Winkler may be held jointly and severally liable with Asa Gosman and Bryan Gosman, the court will make its final decision on Winkler next month, together with the Gosmans’ sentencing hearings,” the newspapers said.

Bryan and Asa Gosman own the family business, Bob Gosman Co. Inc. are directors. This organization pleaded guilty to two Lacey Act Fish Trafficking violations in 2021 and was sentenced to four years probation and a $50,000 fine. court records. Neither the Gosmans nor their attorneys responded to messages seeking comment. Brian McCarthy, the company’s attorney in the criminal case, declined to comment.

Winkler’s defense attorney in the case, Richard Levitt, claimed in his closing argument in the Winkler trial that the Gosmans and their businesses received a relative slap on the wrist for their role in the fishing case. Neither Gosman is expected to receive prison time. Winkler and the Gosmans were long-time friends. His lawyer, Peter Smith, said Winkler will turn himself in next month for the prison sentence.

A Newsday reporter since 1999, Mark Harrington covers energy, wineries, Indian affairs and fisheries.