Chicken executives, including Pilgrim’s Pride CEO, indicted on price-fixing charges
(From The Washington Examiner)
Four current and former chicken industry executives, including the CEO of the second-largest chicken producer in the country, were indicted Wednesday on price-fixing charges.
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. Chief Executive Jayson Penn, former Pilgrim’s Vice President Roger Austin, Claxton Poultry President Mikell Fries, and Claxton Vice President Scott Brady were charged by a Colorado grand jury for allegedly conspiring to fix prices on chickens they sold to restaurants and grocery stores from 2012 to 2017.
Reprinted from: https://www.ac2news.com/2020/06/chicken-executives-including-pilgrims-pride-ceo-indicted-on-price-fixing-charges/
