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U.S. egg producers conspired to fix prices from 2004 to 2008, a federal jury ruled

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U.S. egg producers conspired to fix prices from 2004 to 2008, a federal jury ruled

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A federal jury in Illinois has found that several major egg producers in the U.S. conspired to price-fix eggs between 2004 and 2008.

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@alienanimals
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If executives don’t go to jail for stealing from consumers, they will continue to steal from you and everyone else.
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  If the fines were 10 times the illegal gains, and came from executive salaries first, that would also be a strong deterrent.
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  Brb imma go steal some eggs
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    Eggcellent

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