Washington rancher pleads guilty to stealing $244M in 'ghost cattle' scam
Washington rancher pleads guilty to stealing $244M in ‘ghost cattle’ scam By Kristin M. Kraemer, Tri-City Herald Published: March 31, 2021, 7:15pm Share: PASCO – The president of one of the largest agricultural operations in Washington state has admitted concocting a scheme to defraud Tyson Foods and another company out of more than $244 million. Cody A. Easterday, 49, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in a case that federal prosecutors are calling a “ghost-cattle scam.” Easterday, who’s also chief executive officer of Easterday Ranches Inc., charged t...
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