Re: Pilgrim's Pride Settles Investigation for $4.5 Million

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On Dec 31 2009, 5:45 pm, " johnny@." <joh...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> FOXBusiness
>
> 6:41 PM 12/31/2009
>
> Pilgrim’s Pride (PPC), the Texas-based poultry company, announced
> Thursday the settlement of a $4.5 million identity theft investigation
> by the federal government. The fine will be paid out over the course of
> the next three years.
>
> The investigation began in 2007 and ended in the arrest of 338 illegal
> workers who were using other people’s social security numbers to obtain
> jobs at Pilgrim’s Pride. The workers represented approximately 4% of the
> company’s workforce at the time and were based at plants in Arkansas,
> Tennessee, Florida, Texas, and West Virginia.
>
> Pilgrim’s Pride said that no criminal charges were filed during the
> investigation, and that the settlement is not an admission of
> wrongdoing. The company recently emerged from bankruptcy.
>
> http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/retail/pilgrims-p...

Jail time needed in this case to include CEO.

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