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United States v. Sun Diamond Growers

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 20, 1998No. 97-3072PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Sun-Diamond is a large agricultural cooperative owned by individual member cooperatives including Diamond Walnut Growers, Sun-Maid Growers of California, Sunsweet Growers, Valley Fig Growers, and Hazelnut Growers of Oregon. It came within the sights of an independent counsel, Donald C. Smaltz, who was responsible for investigating allegations of unlawful activity by former Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy. The independent counsel charged Sun-Diamond with making illegal gifts to Espy, committing wire fraud, and making illegal campaign contributions.

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2Cases cited40 opinions

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