Plaintiffs purchase produce from growers to sell to wholesalers and retailers; defendants Agri-Empire (Agri) and Horwath & Co., Inc. are growers. In the fall of 1999, following a joint investigation (Operation Forbidden Fruit) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the FBI, nine USDA fruit and vegetable inspectors pleaded guilty to taking bribes from employees of various produce purchasers operating in the Hunts Point Market in the Bronx. In return...
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