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PACA violations and amendments in California and Oregon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Kendall Frozen Fruits Inc. (KFF), Newport Beach, CA for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and its principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without USDA approval.
KFF failed to pay $2,166,335 to two sellers for produce that was purchased, received and accepted in interstate commerce from May 2017 to July 2018. This is in violation of the PACA. KFF cannot operate in the produce industry until April 2, 2023, and then only after they apply for and are issued a new PACA license by USDA.
04/19/21
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Monterey, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Farm labor company owners and siblings Elias Perez, 40, of Greenfield, and Alejandra Perez, 37, of Soledad, were arraigned on over 20 felony counts of insurance and tax fraud after allegedly underreporting payroll by over $17 million resulting in a loss of over $1.42 million to their insurance companies. The Department of Insurance discovered the alleged fraud after learning that an injured employee was treated out of a garage by an unlicensed professional.
The Perezes are owners of farm labor contracting companies in Greenfield called PFL Contracting Inc., Future Ag Management, Inc. (FAM) and Future Harvesters and Packers, Inc., (FHP), which primarily hire farm labor employees to harvest crops.
California Siblings Arraigned in $1.4M Workers’ Comp Scheme April 16, 2021
California farm labor company owners and siblings Elias Perez, 40, of Greenfield, and Alejandra Perez, 37, of Soledad, were arraigned on over 20 felony counts of insurance and tax fraud after allegedly underreporting payroll by over $17 million resulting in a loss of over $1.42 million to their insurance companies.
The California Department of Insurance discovered the alleged fraud after learning that an injured employee was treated out of a garage by an unlicensed professional.
The Perezes are owners of farm labor contracting companies in Greenfield called PFL Contracting Inc., Future Ag Management Inc. and Future Harvesters and Packers Inc., which primarily hire farm labor employees to harvest crops.