U.S. Department of Justice

Nebraska Beef, Ltd. and 2 Former Employees Sentenced for USDA Violations

December 27, 2022 U.S. Department of Justice, District of Nebraska

Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Nebraska Beef Ltd., an Omaha, Nebraska, food processing company, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for false representation relating to agricultural grading records. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Nebraska Beef to 1 year of probation. Nebraska Beef was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine.  Nebraska Beef also paid a $550,000 fine as part of a civil settlement with the government for its conduct.   …

Maine Lobster Fishermen Hire Ex-DOJ Official to Challenge New Whale Laws

October 13, 2022 Associated Press

Maine lobster fishermen have hired a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official to represent them in their case against new laws intended to protect whales. …

Justice Department Sues to Block U.S. Sugar’s Proposed Acquisition of Imperial Sugar

November 29, 2021 U.S. Department of Justice

The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to stop United States Sugar Corporation (U.S. Sugar) from acquiring its rival, Imperial Sugar Company (Imperial Sugar). The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleges that the transaction would leave an overwhelming majority of refined sugar sales across the Southeast in the hands of only two producers. …

Broiler Chicken Producer Indicted for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging

May 25, 2021 US Department of Justice

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. …