News Summary September 11, 2017
Today's Main Story: Thai Union Got ‘Leniency’ From Justice Dept, Meaning No Fines or Jail Time for Chicken of the Sea Execs
Today's lead item reports that Thai Union Group blew the whistle on the canned tuna price-fixing scandal. The company and Tri-Union, which is the parent company of Chicken of the Sea, must provide information to the United States Department of Justice in their investigation of the packaged seafood industry. In exchange, Thai Union Group will receive “conditional leniency” under the Department of Justice’s Corporate Leniency Program. The company and its employees will reportedly not face criminal fines or jail time.
Meanwhile, lobster fisheries in southern New England will be facing some new restrictions in an effort to ...
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