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Attorney For Tomato King Says FBI Illegally Obtained Documents

allan15 years ago12 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com You say tomato. The lawyers for tomato king Frederick Scott Salyer say something far harsher. Defense lawyer for the former chief executive officer of the now defunct SK Foods, a tomato-product empire, claim in a court filing Tuesday in Sacramento that the FBI illegally used an informant to steal documents for…

You Say Tomato: The Feds Say Bribery, Misleading Labels, Inferior Quality

allan16 years ago16 years ago01 mins

Good to see the feds cracking down on this type of activity. Frankly, it’s appalling that people would pass on inferior products and mislabel them. Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle SACRAMENTO — A former official of a major California tomato processor has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges involving bribes paid to food companies,…