Feds Indict Four over Salmonella Outbreak
Nine people died in case linked to Georgia peanut plant
A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant.
The indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Georgia charges four employees with Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America. The charges include conspiracy, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and others related to contaminated or misbranded food.
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