A federal grand jury in Denver indicted four additional former Pilgrim’s Pride executives for their alleged role in nationwide price fixing, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court in Denver on Thursday to drop price-fixing charges filed against five executi.
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The Justice Department’s criminal prosecution of the chicken producing industry took another significant turn. Step-by-step, the Antitrust Division is building a large and comprehensive criminal prosecution of a significant cartel.
Claxton Poultry Farms refused to plead guilty and cooperate in the Antitrust Division’s sprawling criminal prosecution. Instead, Claxton Poultry Farms became the second producer to be charged and the first to be indicted rather than negotiate a deal. Claxton Poultry Farms faces an uphill climb to escaping these charges. Corporations have a poor record of vindication, especially when prosecutors have indicted senior managers from Claxton Poultry Farms and charged them individually with participating in the same criminal conspiracy.