Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $25 Million

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By GreenpeaceMay 9, 2017, 9:35 am134 pts
By Graham Forbes The Justice Department announced Monday that Bumble Bee has agreed to plead guilty to one count of fixing the prices of canned tuna sold in the U.S. and pay a $25 million criminal fine. Bumble Bee's guilty plea on price fixing is yet another example of the tuna industry doing whatever it takes…

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