Six more people were indicted on antitrust charges in an ongoing broiler chicken investigation, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
- The six additional defendants are Timothy Mulrenin, William Kantola, Jimmie Little, William Lovette, Gary Roberts and Rickie Blake; Lovette was CEO of a chicken supplier headquartered in Colorado
- A three-count superseding indictment charges a total of 10 executives and employees at chicken producers for a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products from at least 2012 until at least early 2019
Previously indicted defendants who remain charged in the superseding indictment are Jayson Penn, ...