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Stephen L. Hodge says he’s sorry for his role in the price-fixing scandal that has rocked the U.S. canned tuna industry, resulting in massive fines for two of the companies involved, including his former employer, and a prison sentence for one of the scheme’s leaders.
Hodge, a former senior vice president of sales for StarKist who testified on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the criminal price-fixing cases against StarKist, as well as Bumble Bee Foods and former Bumble Bee President and CEO Chris Lischewski, avoided jail time in his sentencing, which took place 13 January.
A California federal court judge overseeing the case against disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has announced that the trial date will be pushed back by several months as the state, and the country, continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Davila, who is presiding over the San Jose-based wire fraud case against Holmes, said in court papers filed late last week that the one-time billionaire’s trial is now expected to begin on July 13, 2021 – four months later than the March date that had previously been set.
“The court has been vigilant in keeping informed as to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the nation and the state and in day to day life in the San Francisco bay area,” Davila wrote in court papers filed Dec. 18. “The court notes sadly, the impact on our lives is grim.”