DOJ Indicts Six More In Poultry Price Fixing Scheme

A grand jury in the US District Court in Denver has charged six more defendants for their roles in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products. The charges follow the indictments of four other industry executives in June.

Those most recently charged are Timothy Mulrenin, director of national account sales for Perdue Farms; William Kantola, senior vice president of foodservice for Pilgrim’s Pride; Jimmie Little, also with Pilgrim’s Pride; William Lovette, former president and chief executive officer of Pilgrim’s Pride; Gary Roberts, who was an employee at a chicken processor in North Carolina, according to the indictment; and Rickie Blake, a director and manager at a chicken processor in Arkansas.