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Times Select Content Jury Awards Ranchers $1.28 Billion From Tyson
By ELIZABETH BECKER
A federal jury found that Tyson Fresh Meats, the country’ s largest beef packer, used illegal contracts to hold down prices.
February 18, 2004 Business News
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Virus Takes a Toll on Texas Poultry Business
By SIMON ROMERO
A virulent, chicken-killing virus has prompted governments from the European Union, Mexico, Russia, Japan and even Cuba to embargo imports of Texas poultry.
May 16, 2003 Business News
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Times Select Content Clinton Issues a Pardon To Ex-Rep. Rostenkowski
By NEIL A. LEWIS
Pres Bill Clinton issues pardons to 59 people; included on list are Dan Rostenkowski, once-powerful chairman of House Ways and Mean Committee who was convicted for mail fraud, and Archibald R Schaffer 3rd, executive with Tyson Foods who was convicted for role in scheme to illegally influence former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy
December 23, 2000 U.S. News
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National News Briefs; Tyson Foods Executive Draws a Year's Sentence
Tyson Foods vice president Archie Schaffer is reluctantly sentenced to prison by Federal Judge James Robertson, who twice acquitted him of charges of trying to influence former Agr Sec Mike Espy but was reversed each time on appeal; says Schaffer deserves no more than fine and probation, but that he has no other choice under terms of 93-year-old law under which he was convicted
September 26, 2000 News
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New Trial Ordered In Illegal-Gifts Case
Archie Schaffer III, Tyson Foods executive convicted of giving illegal gifts to former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy, is granted new trial; Judge James Robertson says Schaffer would probably have been acquitted had Espy been available to testify in his behalf; Espy had refused to testify while his own case was pending; he has since been acquitted of corruption charges
December 4, 1999 News
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Times Select Content Espy Testifies in Case of Food Executive
Former agriculture secretary Mike Espy, who was acquitted of corruption charges in 1998, testifies in Federal District court in Washington on behalf of Archie Schaffer 3rd, Tyson Foods executive who was convicted of giving him illegal gifts and is seeking new trial
November 13, 1999 News
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National News Briefs; Court Restores Conviction Of Executive in Espy Case
Federal appeals panel reinstates conviction of Tyson Foods executive Archibald L Schaffer 3d for providing illegal gifts to former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy
July 24, 1999 News
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Times Select Content National News Briefs; Appeals Court Restores Charges in the Espy Case
Federal appeals court reinstates charges that former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy accepted gifts from poultry industry while it was being regulated by his department; upholds ruling throwing out charge that Espy lied to federal investigators about accepting gratuities; Tyson Foods lobbyists Archibald L Schaffer 3d and Jack L Williams go on trial on charges of giving Espy some $12,000 in meals, travel and other gifts
June 17, 1998 News
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Times Select Content National News Briefs; 2 Charged With Giving Illegal Gifts to Espy
Tyson Foods vice president Archibald L Schaffer 3d and Tyson lobbyist Jack L Williams are charged with giving illegal gifts to former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and lying about it
January 16, 1998 News
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Times Select Content Tyson Foods Is Told to Pay Fine
Judge Ricardo M Urbina orders Tyson Foods Inc to pay $4 million fine and to meet terms of four years' probation or risk losing Government business as result of guilty plea to charges of giving former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy $12,000 in favors
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Times Select Content Tyson's Guilty Plea Adds Drama to Espy Trial
By FRANCIS X. CLINES
Pending trial of former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy on charges of accepting illegal gifts takes on greater political significance with likelihood that Donald Tyson, poultry millionaire and longtime supporter of Pres Clinton, will testify against Espy
December 31, 1997 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Tyson Foods To Pay Fine In Gifts Case
Tyson Foods agrees to pay $6 million in penalties after pleading guilty to making illegal gifts to former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy
December 30, 1997 News
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Tyson Lobbyist Is Indicted
Grand jury charges Jack L Williams, lobbyist for Tyson Foods Inc, with providing favors to former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy and lying to investigators about his role in case
October 1, 1997 News
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Tyson Lobbyist Guilty Of Lying in Espy Case
Jack L Williams, lobbyist for Tyson Foods, is convicted of twice lying to investigators about providing favors to Mike Espy, former Agriculture Secretary
March 22, 1997 News
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Times Select Content Judge Agrees to Restrict Inquiry Into Ex-Secretary of Agriculture
By JERRY GRAY
A Federal judge has agreed to a request by lawyers for Mike Espy to limit an independent counsel's investigation into accusations against the former Secretary of Agriculture. And in a separate action, a company that has become embroiled in the investigation, Tyson Foods of Springdale, Ark., has asked Attorney General Janet Reno to dismiss the independent counsel on the ground that he overstepped his legal authority.
July 2, 1995 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Tyson Foods Fights to Keep Out of Espy Investigation
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
Describing the independent prosecutor in the Mike Espy case as politically motivated, officials of Tyson Foods Inc. are fighting his efforts to expand the inquiry into the departing Secretary of Agriculture to include activities of the Arkansas-based poultry processor. "What's the guy investigating?" the company's general counsel, James Blair, said of the independent prosecutor, Donald C. Smaltz, in an interview with Reuters today. "He's hunting for something to politically punish Tyson Foods....
December 24, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content No Judgments In a Report About Espy
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
The White House issued its ethics report today on Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, who is resigning to defend himself against a special counsel's investigation, but the review reached no judgment on Mr. Espy's conduct and offered no recommendations for remedial or disciplinary action against him. A senior White House official explained the report by saying that no further action was warranted because the Agriculture Secretary announced last week that he was resigning at the end of the year and...
October 12, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Mr. Espy Resigns
Mike Espy resigned under pressure as Secretary of Agriculture yesterday at a news conference remarkable for its brevity and general absence of whining. For that he deserves credit. He said he had been rendered ineffective by suspicions that he had been too cozy with industries he is supposed to regulate. Quite true. The only thing he might have added was that these suspicions were not doing his fellow Democrats much good either, especially with a midterm election only a month away. Some of wh...
October 4, 1994 Opinion Editorial
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Times Select Content AGRICULTURE CHIEF QUITS AS SCRUTINY OF CONDUCT GROWS
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, whose ethical conduct has been under investigation for months, resigned under pressure today after it was disclosed that the nation's largest poultry producer gave his 37-year-old girlfriend a $1,200 college scholarship. The latest disclosure follows a swirl of questions that center on Mr. Espy's acceptance of transportation, lodging and sports tickets from large agricultural companies like Tyson Foods, which provided the scholarship to Patricia Dempsey, Mr. Es...
October 4, 1994 Front Page Biography
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Times Select Content Panel Names Chief Counsel For Inquiry In Espy Case
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
A special panel of Federal appellate court judges today named Donald C. Smaltz, a Los Angeles lawyer, as the independent counsel to investigate Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy's dealings with the nation's largest poultry-processing company. The appointment of Mr. Smaltz came one month after Attorney General Janet Reno asked the judges to name an outside prosecutor to examine whether Mr. Espy broke the law when he accepted sports tickets, lodging and travel from Tyson Foods Inc., the Arkansas-b...
September 10, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Agriculture Secretary's Position Was Misrepresented
To the Editor: The article, "How Tyson Became the Chicken King" (Aug. 28), contained a reference to Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy that is completely unsubstantiated by the record.
September 4, 1994 Opinion Letter
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Times Select Content Agriculture Secretary Asserts He'll Be Cleared
Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy expressed confidence today that he would be cleared of illegally accepting free travel, lodging and entertainment from companies that are regulated by his department. "All of this can be explained," Mr. Espy said on his way to a conference.
August 11, 1994 News
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Times Select Content U.S. Expanding Scope in Review Of Gifts to Agriculture Secretary
By DEAN BAQUET WITH DAVID JOHNSTON,
Federal investigators examining whether Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy improperly accepted gifts from the nation's biggest poultry company have expanded their inquiries into a broader review of possible ethical violations by Mr. Espy and two of his top aides, and into whether agriculture policy has been swayed by the lobbyists and industry groups involved. The investigations, by the Justice Department and the Agriculture Department's Inspector General, have hurt morale at Agriculture, a spraw...
August 7, 1994 U.S. News
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Clinton Gives Support to Agriculture Chief
Dee Dee Myers, President Clinton's press secretary, said today that Mr. Clinton supported Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, who is under investigation by the Justice Department. The department is looking into allegations that Mr. Espy illegally accepted free travel, lodging and tickets to sporting events from Tyson Foods, the giant Arkansas poultry processor.
June 10, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Jury Awards Ranchers $1.28 Billion From Tyson
By ELIZABETH BECKER
A federal jury found that Tyson Fresh Meats, the country’ s largest beef packer, used illegal contracts to hold down prices.
February 18, 2004 Business News
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Virus Takes a Toll on Texas Poultry Business
By SIMON ROMERO
A virulent, chicken-killing virus has prompted governments from the European Union, Mexico, Russia, Japan and even Cuba to embargo imports of Texas poultry.
May 16, 2003 Business News
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Times Select Content Clinton Issues a Pardon To Ex-Rep. Rostenkowski
By NEIL A. LEWIS
Pres Bill Clinton issues pardons to 59 people; included on list are Dan Rostenkowski, once-powerful chairman of House Ways and Mean Committee who was convicted for mail fraud, and Archibald R Schaffer 3rd, executive with Tyson Foods who was convicted for role in scheme to illegally influence former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy
December 23, 2000 U.S. News
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National News Briefs; Tyson Foods Executive Draws a Year's Sentence
Tyson Foods vice president Archie Schaffer is reluctantly sentenced to prison by Federal Judge James Robertson, who twice acquitted him of charges of trying to influence former Agr Sec Mike Espy but was reversed each time on appeal; says Schaffer deserves no more than fine and probation, but that he has no other choice under terms of 93-year-old law under which he was convicted
September 26, 2000 News
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New Trial Ordered In Illegal-Gifts Case
Archie Schaffer III, Tyson Foods executive convicted of giving illegal gifts to former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy, is granted new trial; Judge James Robertson says Schaffer would probably have been acquitted had Espy been available to testify in his behalf; Espy had refused to testify while his own case was pending; he has since been acquitted of corruption charges
December 4, 1999 News
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Times Select Content Espy Testifies in Case of Food Executive
Former agriculture secretary Mike Espy, who was acquitted of corruption charges in 1998, testifies in Federal District court in Washington on behalf of Archie Schaffer 3rd, Tyson Foods executive who was convicted of giving him illegal gifts and is seeking new trial
November 13, 1999 News
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National News Briefs; Court Restores Conviction Of Executive in Espy Case
Federal appeals panel reinstates conviction of Tyson Foods executive Archibald L Schaffer 3d for providing illegal gifts to former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy
July 24, 1999 News
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Times Select Content National News Briefs; Appeals Court Restores Charges in the Espy Case
Federal appeals court reinstates charges that former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy accepted gifts from poultry industry while it was being regulated by his department; upholds ruling throwing out charge that Espy lied to federal investigators about accepting gratuities; Tyson Foods lobbyists Archibald L Schaffer 3d and Jack L Williams go on trial on charges of giving Espy some $12,000 in meals, travel and other gifts
June 17, 1998 News
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Times Select Content National News Briefs; 2 Charged With Giving Illegal Gifts to Espy
Tyson Foods vice president Archibald L Schaffer 3d and Tyson lobbyist Jack L Williams are charged with giving illegal gifts to former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and lying about it
January 16, 1998 News
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Times Select Content Tyson Foods Is Told to Pay Fine
Judge Ricardo M Urbina orders Tyson Foods Inc to pay $4 million fine and to meet terms of four years' probation or risk losing Government business as result of guilty plea to charges of giving former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy $12,000 in favors
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Times Select Content Tyson's Guilty Plea Adds Drama to Espy Trial
By FRANCIS X. CLINES
Pending trial of former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy on charges of accepting illegal gifts takes on greater political significance with likelihood that Donald Tyson, poultry millionaire and longtime supporter of Pres Clinton, will testify against Espy
December 31, 1997 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Tyson Foods To Pay Fine In Gifts Case
Tyson Foods agrees to pay $6 million in penalties after pleading guilty to making illegal gifts to former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy
December 30, 1997 News
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Tyson Lobbyist Is Indicted
Grand jury charges Jack L Williams, lobbyist for Tyson Foods Inc, with providing favors to former Agriculture Sec Mike Espy and lying to investigators about his role in case
October 1, 1997 News
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Tyson Lobbyist Guilty Of Lying in Espy Case
Jack L Williams, lobbyist for Tyson Foods, is convicted of twice lying to investigators about providing favors to Mike Espy, former Agriculture Secretary
March 22, 1997 News
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Times Select Content Judge Agrees to Restrict Inquiry Into Ex-Secretary of Agriculture
By JERRY GRAY
A Federal judge has agreed to a request by lawyers for Mike Espy to limit an independent counsel's investigation into accusations against the former Secretary of Agriculture. And in a separate action, a company that has become embroiled in the investigation, Tyson Foods of Springdale, Ark., has asked Attorney General Janet Reno to dismiss the independent counsel on the ground that he overstepped his legal authority.
July 2, 1995 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Tyson Foods Fights to Keep Out of Espy Investigation
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
Describing the independent prosecutor in the Mike Espy case as politically motivated, officials of Tyson Foods Inc. are fighting his efforts to expand the inquiry into the departing Secretary of Agriculture to include activities of the Arkansas-based poultry processor. "What's the guy investigating?" the company's general counsel, James Blair, said of the independent prosecutor, Donald C. Smaltz, in an interview with Reuters today. "He's hunting for something to politically punish Tyson Foods....
December 24, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content No Judgments In a Report About Espy
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
The White House issued its ethics report today on Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, who is resigning to defend himself against a special counsel's investigation, but the review reached no judgment on Mr. Espy's conduct and offered no recommendations for remedial or disciplinary action against him. A senior White House official explained the report by saying that no further action was warranted because the Agriculture Secretary announced last week that he was resigning at the end of the year and...
October 12, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Mr. Espy Resigns
Mike Espy resigned under pressure as Secretary of Agriculture yesterday at a news conference remarkable for its brevity and general absence of whining. For that he deserves credit. He said he had been rendered ineffective by suspicions that he had been too cozy with industries he is supposed to regulate. Quite true. The only thing he might have added was that these suspicions were not doing his fellow Democrats much good either, especially with a midterm election only a month away. Some of wh...
October 4, 1994 Opinion Editorial
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Times Select Content AGRICULTURE CHIEF QUITS AS SCRUTINY OF CONDUCT GROWS
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, whose ethical conduct has been under investigation for months, resigned under pressure today after it was disclosed that the nation's largest poultry producer gave his 37-year-old girlfriend a $1,200 college scholarship. The latest disclosure follows a swirl of questions that center on Mr. Espy's acceptance of transportation, lodging and sports tickets from large agricultural companies like Tyson Foods, which provided the scholarship to Patricia Dempsey, Mr. Es...
October 4, 1994 Front Page Biography
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Times Select Content Panel Names Chief Counsel For Inquiry In Espy Case
By DAVID JOHNSTON,
A special panel of Federal appellate court judges today named Donald C. Smaltz, a Los Angeles lawyer, as the independent counsel to investigate Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy's dealings with the nation's largest poultry-processing company. The appointment of Mr. Smaltz came one month after Attorney General Janet Reno asked the judges to name an outside prosecutor to examine whether Mr. Espy broke the law when he accepted sports tickets, lodging and travel from Tyson Foods Inc., the Arkansas-b...
September 10, 1994 U.S. News
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Times Select Content Agriculture Secretary's Position Was Misrepresented
To the Editor: The article, "How Tyson Became the Chicken King" (Aug. 28), contained a reference to Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy that is completely unsubstantiated by the record.
September 4, 1994 Opinion Letter
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Times Select Content Agriculture Secretary Asserts He'll Be Cleared
Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy expressed confidence today that he would be cleared of illegally accepting free travel, lodging and entertainment from companies that are regulated by his department. "All of this can be explained," Mr. Espy said on his way to a conference.
August 11, 1994 News
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Times Select Content U.S. Expanding Scope in Review Of Gifts to Agriculture Secretary
By DEAN BAQUET WITH DAVID JOHNSTON,
Federal investigators examining whether Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy improperly accepted gifts from the nation's biggest poultry company have expanded their inquiries into a broader review of possible ethical violations by Mr. Espy and two of his top aides, and into whether agriculture policy has been swayed by the lobbyists and industry groups involved. The investigations, by the Justice Department and the Agriculture Department's Inspector General, have hurt morale at Agriculture, a spraw...
August 7, 1994 U.S. News
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Clinton Gives Support to Agriculture Chief
Dee Dee Myers, President Clinton's press secretary, said today that Mr. Clinton supported Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, who is under investigation by the Justice Department. The department is looking into allegations that Mr. Espy illegally accepted free travel, lodging and tickets to sporting events from Tyson Foods, the giant Arkansas poultry processor.
June 10, 1994 U.S. News
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