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CA exec gets 6 years in tomato price-fixing scam

Tomatoes

The former owner of a California tomato processing company was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison for engaging in a price-fixing scam that authorities said involved bribing purchasing managers at food giants including Kraft Foods Inc. and Frito-Lay.

 

Scammers target desperate job seekers

Scammers target desperate job seekers

Schemes that ask for money to set up clients in jobs that never materialize are proliferating, watchdogs say.One in a series of occasional reports about the U.S. unemployment crisis.

 

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