Mikell Fries, president of Claxton Poultry Farms, entered a “not guilty” plea Monday in the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado, to a one-count indictment from the Department of Justice alleging senior executives and others conspired to
fix prices and rig bids for broiler chickens, which are primarily sold to grocers and restaurants.
Claxton Poultry president pleads ‘not guilty’
DOJ: Mikell Fries conspired to fix prices, rig bids