Criminal,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Dec. 3, 2019
Closing arguments wrap criminal trial against former tuna chief executive
Christopher Lischewski, who resigned as CEO of Bumble Bee Foods in 2018, faces up to 10 years if convicted of masterminding a price-fixing scheme.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal prosecutors concluded their case against Christopher Lischewski on Monday by portraying him as the former head of a struggling company who was desperate and willing to engage competitors in a tuna price-fixing conspiracy in hopes of receiving a massive payout.
"This case comes down to one thing: the defendant's desire for peace in the canned tuna industry and what he did for that peace," Department of Justi...
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