Pilgrim’s Pride pays $108M in price-fixing scandal
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-03-01T21:00:00
Pilgrim’s Pride has become the first company to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids in the broiler chicken industry and will pay a $108 million criminal fine.
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