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Key witness in Lischewski trial ‘panicked’, lied to FBI during first meeting

Ex Starkist exec Stephen Hodge said he lied during an hour-long 2015 meeting that occurred when a special agent from the FBI and a prosecutor showed up at his house without warning.

By Jason Smith | Nov. 14, 2019 05:11 GMT
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, US -- Stephen Hodge, one of three former US tuna executives co-operating in the US government's prosecution of ex-Bumble Bee Foods CEO Christopher Lischewski, admitted Nov. 13 that he lied to the FBI when first questioned about his role in the tuna price-fixing conspiracy. [...]

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