Legal Opinion
United States v. Vitek Supply Corporation, Nutritional Products & Services, Inc., and Animix, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1998No. 97-4209PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Vitek Supply Corp. and its president, Jannes Doppenberg, of smuggling into the United States animal food containing drugs that had not been submitted to the Food and Drag Administration for approval. Recently we affirmed the convictions and sentences. United States v. Vitek Supply Corp., 144 F.3d 476 (7th Cir.1998). Vitek was fined $350,000 and ordered to pay restitution of approximately $735,000 (most of this representing the value of meat that was destroyed as adulterated when Vitek’s customers learned the truth about its products). The judge…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. BestfoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Berman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Peacock v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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