Herbert D. Lutz of South Carolina Admits to Conspiracy CHESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA – August 9, 2026 (STL.News) – A South Carolina manager for a bovine artificial insemination company has pleaded guilty to participating in a years-long bid-rigging conspiracy involving competitive cattle auctions, becoming the first defendant charged in what the U.S. Department of Justice describes as an ongoing federal antitrust investigation into the industry. Accor…
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