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Criminal

Mar. 27, 2012

Tomato processing executive pleads guilty to price fixing

The kingpin of a price-fixing and kickback scheme in the California tomato processing industry pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The kingpin of a price fixing and kickback scheme in the California tomato processing industry pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento.


Former SK Foods LLP chief executive and owner F. Scott Salyer is the last of 11 people to admit guilt in the racket, which the government began investigating in 2006.


Salyer, who will likely face between four years and seven years in pris...

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