Broiler Chicken Producer Indicted for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging imperialvalleynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from imperialvalleynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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May 20, 2021
A federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment charging Norman W. Fries Inc., dba Claxton Poultry Farms (Claxton), headquartered in Claxton, Georgia, with participating in a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products.
According to court documents, from at least as early as 2012 until at least 2019, Claxton and co-conspirators, including current President Mikell Fries and current Vice President Scott Brady, conspired to suppress and eliminate competition for sales of broiler chicken products, which are raised for human consumption and sold to grocers and restaurants. Fries and Brady are among 10 individuals charged in a superseding indictment in October 2020 for their roles in the conspiracy. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in February 2021 to pay a criminal fine over $107 million for its role in the conspira
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Published February 24, 2021, 11:36 PM
A year after giving the go signal to abrogate the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States of America (USA), President Duterte is now seeking the public’s opinion as he was unsure if he should push through with the abrogation or renew the agreement.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Duterte made the statement almost two weeks after he asked the US to pay if they want to keep the VFA with the Philippines.
In his weekly public address, President Duterte urged the public to give him their thoughts on the issue via the Citizens’ Complaint Center or the 8888 hotline.
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
(RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo/Manila Bulletin)
Malacañang has warned the public against falling for people who pose as Palace officials or name-drop them in fund-raising scams.
The latest public advisory was issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
“This is to forewarn the public that some unscrupulous individuals have been posing as officials or employees of the Office of the President, or name-dropping them to make fraudulent schemes to solicit funds from the public,” Medialdea said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 16.
“The Office of the President has not authorized any person to solicit money or other things of value from the public,” he added.