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Mar-Lees reworks Lees, Blue Sea ‘kickback’ claims on Safeway tilapia deals

Mar-Lees shifts the specifics of allegations against co-founder and former CEO Lees for his alleged involvement in ‘kickback’ schemes for tilapia sold to Safeway involving another company, Blue Sea, as well as current Mar-Lees CEO Zeke Shahin

By Tom Seaman | Jan. 7, 2014 18:01 GMT
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Mar-Lees Seafood is reworking its allegations against John Lees, co-founder and twice-former CEO, for his alleged involvement in “kickback” schemes involving tilapia sold to Safeway that also involved three other companies, Blue Sea Products, TAF Enterprises and MAAK Enterprises [...]

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