Criminal
Nov. 25, 2019
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO says subordinates conspired, not him
Facing criminal charges, the seafood packaging company's former chief said those working for him colluded in a price-fixing scheme.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Christopher Lischewski, the former Bumble Bee Foods CEO accused of colluding with competitors in three major packaged seafood companies, blamed his top lieutenants Friday for arranging an alleged conspiracy to fix tuna prices.
Taking the stand for the first time, Lischewski said he was not aware the company's sales and trade marketing executives entered into illicit pricing agreements with the competition.
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