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June 16, 2021
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Fights Antitrust Conviction At 9th Circ.
Former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to overturn his conviction for his role in an alleged tuna price-fixing conspiracy, arguing that the trial judge gave erroneous instructions that provided jurors with too many details on antitrust law and led to his wrongful conviction.
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November 09, 2020
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Can't Get Early Release Due To COVID-19
A California federal judge on Monday shot down a compassionate release bid from former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski, ruling that Lischewski doesn't have any medical reasons for getting his sentence reduced amid the pandemic.
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June 16, 2020
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Gets Over 3 Years For Tuna Price-Fixing
A California federal judge sentenced former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski to 40 months in prison Tuesday for his role in a tuna price-fixing conspiracy, coming down between federal prosecutors who sought 10 years and Lischewski, who pointed to the COVID-19 crisis in seeking home confinement.
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June 03, 2020
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Fights Feds' 10-Year Sentence Bid
Former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski urged a California federal judge Wednesday to reject prosecutors' request for a 10-year prison sentence for his role in fixing the price of tuna, arguing that there was no evidence he led the conspiracy, obstructed justice or caused losses and that he should get no more than 10 months.
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May 28, 2020
Feds Say Virus No Basis For Ex-Bumble Bee CEO To Skip Jail
Prosecutors who secured the price-fixing conviction of former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski have panned the 59-year-old's assertion that jail time presents a threat to his life during the coronavirus pandemic, arguing he's not in a high-risk category and deserves no special treatment.
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May 22, 2020
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Set For June In-Person Sentencing
A California federal judge outlined new coronavirus-related courtroom protocols on Friday for when he holds an in-person sentencing for Bumble Bee's former CEO next month, saying plexiglass barriers are going up in the courtroom, the hearing will be limited to 10 attendees and all must take elevators individually and wear masks.
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May 14, 2020
Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Looks To Avoid Jail Amid COVID-19
The former Bumble Bee CEO facing up to a decade behind bars for fixing tuna prices has asked for just one year of home confinement, saying prison presents "a real and tangible threat to his life" amid the global pandemic.
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March 25, 2020
Judge Won't Acquit Bumble Bee Ex-CEO On Price-Fixing
A California federal judge has refused former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski's bid for acquittal after he was found guilty of fixing prices for canned tuna with rivals StarKist and Chicken of the Sea.
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December 03, 2019
Jury Finds Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Guilty Of Price-Fixing
A California federal jury on Tuesday found Bumble Bee Foods LLC's former CEO Chris Lischewski guilty of price-fixing after a four-week trial over allegations he worked with executives at rivals StarKist and Chicken of the Sea to illegally raise the price of canned tuna.
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December 02, 2019
Fate Of Ex-Bumble Bee Tuna 'Big Fish' Goes To Calif. Jury
Federal prosecutors told a California federal jury during closing arguments Monday that former Bumble Bee CEO Christopher Lischewski illegally fixed tuna prices to boost the value of his shares in hopes of earning over $42 million, while defense attorneys argued "ambitious prosecutors" were misleading jurors to nail a "big fish."