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Just days before his criminal sentencing, a former eastern Washington rancher files a late motion asking a court to consider reducing the amount of restitution he agreed to pay Tyson as a result of a so-called ghost-cattle scam.

Cody Allen Easterday was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wire fraud Tuesday, for conducting a so-called ghost-cattle scam where he charged Tyson Fresh Meats for feeding cattle that didnt exist.