Friday, March 23, 2012

Frederick scott salyer

  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A former California food company owner pleaded guilty to racketeering Thursday in a tomato price-fixing plot that authorities said drove up costs to consumers across the nation.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Frederick Scott Salyer, 56, was charged with bribing purchasing managers to buy tomato products from his company, Monterey-based SK Foods. Prosecutors said he fixed prices and rigged bids for the sale of tomato products to McCain Foods USA Inc.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Frederick Scott Salyer pleaded guilty to two counts of a 12 count indictment before Judge Lawrence K. Karlton at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Salyer, 56, declined to comment to Reuters after the hearing.
  • (The Guardian)
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Indicted tomato king Frederick Scott Salyer pleaded guilty Friday in the federal governments massive bribery and conspiracy case that accused him of trying to corner the nations market for tomato products.
  • (Bellingham Herald)
  • (Press Release) U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that 56-year-old Frederick Scott Salyer of Pebble Beach, has plead guilty to racketeering and price fixing. Salyer entered his plea before United States District Judge Lawrence K.
  • (Ksee24.com)
  • Frederick Scott Salyer, 56, was charged with bribing purchasing managers at food giants, including Kraft Foods Inc. and Frito-Lay, to buy tomato products from his company, Monterey-based SK Foods.
  • (The Californian)
  • Frederick Scott Salyer, founder of Central Valley tomato processing company SK Foods, pleaded guilty Friday in Sacramento to racketeering and price-fixing charges. Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, Salyer faces four to seven years in federal prison.
  • (The News & Observer)
  • Frederick Scott Salyer entered the plea Friday in federal court in Sacramento. The 56-year-old is scheduled for sentencing July 10 and remains free on $6 million bail.
  • (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  • Frederick Scott Salyer, 56, was charged with bribing purchasing managers to buy tomato products from his company, Monterey-based SK Foods.
  • (San Jose Mercury News)

No comments:

Post a Comment