KVOA.com: Maricopa Man Guilty In Bogus Mad Cow Testing Case
PHOENIX -- A Maricopa man has pleaded guilty in a case that involved bogus testing for mad cow disease.
Roland Emerson Farabee, 55, had a federal government contract to collect samples from high-risk animals and submit them to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for testing. He was also supposed to keep the carcasses in a freezer until the tests were done.
But Farabee delivered tests from healthy animals and didn't keep the carcasses. He and his company, Farm Fresh Meats, Inc., pleaded guilty this week to theft of government funds, wire fraud and mail fraud. The scam cost the government $390,000.
Farabee was paid $150 for each specimen he submitted.
Math - $390,000 / 150 = 2900 head. :shock: