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Enforcement of meat inspections not limited to Secretary of Ag

By Dan Flynn on April 19, 2017

eagletoncourthouse_406x250Congress was not “clear and unambiguous,” but the “better reading” of federal law finds it did not intend to withhold jurisdiction from the district courts in deciding criminal violations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act. …
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Appeal could put Secretary of Agriculture in courthouse door

By Dan Flynn on June 30, 2016

For the first time since the U.S. Department of Justice increased filing criminal charges for food safety violations, it may get its wings clipped just a bit by a challenge to district court jurisdiction in…
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Halal appeals get meaty; federal court jurisdiction challenged

By Dan Flynn on June 22, 2016

When it went through the trial court, the case just seemed like a switch-a-roo scheme that got busted. But now, a consolidated appeal with oral arguments planned is sparking  broader interest because it’s become a…
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A question of the Secretary of Agriculture’s jurisdiction

By Dan Flynn on May 4, 2016

After an Iowa  jury found the founder of Midamar Corp. guilty of a scheme to falsify documents behind certain Halal beef shipments several years ago, others involved “plead out.” But Midamar and Jalel Aossey, who…
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Consent decree clamps down, but lets Midamar try Halal again

By Dan Flynn on March 14, 2016

Iowa’s Halal exporting company where for five years workers erased mandatory USDA Establishment numbers on products to hide the source of orders destined for Malaysia and Indonesia can continue in business. The U.S. Department of…
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Halal Beef Scheme Could Have Millions of Potential Victims in Asia

By Dan Flynn on November 11, 2015

Ahead of the yet-to-be scheduled sentencing of the defendants, the government wants to be relieved of the burden of notifying individual victims of a scheme that altered and falsified the true USDA establishment numbers on…
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Midamar, Islamic Services Hit With $600,000 Forfeiture in Halal Case

By Dan Flynn on October 9, 2015

A preliminary order of forfeiture has been entered in the U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa requiring defendants Midamar Corporation and Islamic Services of America to pay a judgment of $600,000 to the federal government.
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Plea Agreements in Halal Case Could Mean Jail Time for Aossey Brothers

By News Desk on September 11, 2015

Outlines of the plea agreements between the government and brothers Jalel and Yahya Nasser Aossey were coming into focus ahead of today’s federal court hearings in Cedar Rapids, IA. halalmeat_406x250Court documents suggest that Jalel Aossey…
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Plea Agreements Could Lead to Second Iowa Halal Trial Being Scratched

By Dan Flynn on September 4, 2015

A second criminal trial in Iowa’s halal beef case will likely be scratched if the court accepts plea agreements that four defendants have reached with the government. Those defendants, along with their attorneys, are scheduled…
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Halal Beef Exporter Goes to Federal Criminal Trial in Iowa on July 7

By Dan Flynn on June 19, 2015

The man who built a worldwide Halal beef exporting company from Iowa will go to federal criminal trial in Cedar Rapids on July 7, beginning with jury selection. Federal Magistrate Judge Jon Stuart Scoles has…
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