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Last sentence handed out in Rancho Feeding Corp. saga

By Dan Flynn on March 18, 2016

Felix Cabrera, the one-time foreman of the Petaluma,CA slaughterhouse, was sentenced Friday in San Francisco to three months of federal custody to be followed by two years of supervised probation. He was also fined $1,000.
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Rancho boss Jesse “Babe” Amaral sentenced to a year and day

By Dan Flynn on February 11, 2016

The elderly Petaluma, CA, man who ran a scheme to sell cattle condemned by USDA because of diseases like cancerous eyeballs was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison to be…
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Judge Tells Former Rancho Owner to be ‘Prepared to Surrender’ in February

By Dan Flynn on December 1, 2015

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco does not like it, but Jesse J. Amaral Jr. is getting two additional months of freedom before he needs to report for sentencing, now rescheduled for 2 p.m.
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Attorney for Former Rancho Owner Wins Hearing on Protective Order

By Dan Flynn on August 20, 2015

The Valentine’s Day recall last year of 8,742,700 pounds of beef — all production of the Rancho Feeding Corporation from Jan. 1, 2013 through Jan. 7, 2014 — immediately sparked protests from customers who used…
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Sentencing of Rancho Defendants Will Be Aug. 12 in San Francisco

By Dan Flynn on May 6, 2015

Four defendants involved in the scheme to slaughter cattle with cancerous eyes and sell the meat for human consumption are going to be sentenced together Aug. 12 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
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Amaral Joins Others in Pleading Guilty in Rancho Feeding Case

By News Desk on February 19, 2015

Jesse “Babe” Amaral Jr., former co-owner of the Petaluma, CA, slaughterhouse previously known as Rancho Feeding Corporation, has joined three other defendants in pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute adulterated, misbranded, and uninspected meat. All…
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Rancho Feeding Criminal Trial Being Pushed Into Next Year

By Dan Flynn on September 26, 2014

A trial date for the federal criminal prosecution of the former co-owner of now-defunct Rancho Feeding Corporation and two former employees won’t be set until Dec. 17, according to U.S. District Court Judge Charles R.
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Next Action in Rancho Feeding Corp. Criminal Case Delayed to Sept. 24

By Dan Flynn on August 22, 2014

Except for finishing up the arraignment of the defendants, who are being freed on bail, the criminal case involving the former owners and employees of the Rancho Feeding Corporation won’t really get underway until Sept.
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