Former manager of WA grass seed company pleads guilty to $12 million worth of money-laundering schemes Updated Mar 15, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 Christopher Claypool, 52 , the former general manager of Washington-based Jacklin Seed Co., on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering pleas during his first appearance in federal court in Portland before U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut. Facebook Share mislabeling, pyramid and real estate investment schemes that defrauded customers and netted him more than $12 million. Christopher Claypool, 52 , of Spok...