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 beef products exported from the United States. Government attorneys have asked the U.S. District Court
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WA Man Gets Prison Term for ‘Miracle’ Supplement Scheme
A “Miracle Mineral Supplement” sold online by a Spokane, WA, man as a cure for cancer, AIDS, hepatitis, Lyme disease, asthma, autism, malaria, and the common cold actually contained an industrial-strength sodium chlorite more appropriately used as a pesticide, or for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and wastewater treatment. In a week-long
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Feds Seize Frozen Crab Products for Potential Listeria Contamination
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, federal government officials seized approximately 5,000 cases of frozen, processed crab products manufactured by Rome Packing Company Inc. of East Providence, RI, because the crab meat is suspected to be contaminated with harmful bacteria. In a complaint unsealed today, the government alleged that Rome Packing,
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Dietary Supplements Maker Sent to Federal Prison for Fraud Scheme
Barry Steinlight, owner of the dietary supplement maker Raw Deal Inc., was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in federal prison, to be followed by 12 months of supervised release. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas for the District of New Jersey after Steinlight plead guilty
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Government Attorneys Call Wilkerson’s Claims ‘Vague and Baseless’
Government attorneys did not pull any punches when it came to hitting back at Mary Wilkerson and her court-appointed attorney on their latest defense motion to have her guilty verdict in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case dismissed. They responded on deadline with the gloves off to keep
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NC Seafood Firm Sentenced for Mislabeling Imported Shrimp as ‘Wild-Caught’
Alphin Brothers Inc., a Dunn, North Carolina-based seafood processor and wholesale distributor, was recently sentenced in federal court for falsely labeling imported shrimp as wild-caught, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Alphin Brothers Inc., pleaded guilty to one felony count of making or submitting false records in violation of the
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DOJ Seeks Criminal Contempt Sanctions Against MT Supplements Seller
On one of his websites, Toby McAdam, 57, is letting prospective customers know that he cannot sell his dietary supplements until he works out a labeling issue with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But, on Wednesday, the consumer affairs arm of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it
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DOJ Offers New Plan for Notifying 2006-07 Salmonella Outbreak Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a plan with the U.S. District Court in Albany, GA, for notifying victims of the first Salmonella outbreak involving peanut butter ever to occur in the United States. The notification is about a pending criminal case that might offer them one last
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Chicago Judge Signs Injunction Against Wholesome Soy Products
Thursday’s scheduled hearing before U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel over the future of a Chicago soy products manufacturer was canceled because the judge had already signed the consent decree preventing Paul and Julia Trinh from getting back into the food business unless they comply with a long list of
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Seafood Company Ordered to Cease Operations
A seafood importing and processing company in Los Angeles, CA, has been ordered to cease operations until it can institute safe manufacturing practices. The permanent injunction was announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
After a 2012 recall of “improperly eviscerated”
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