By P.J. Huffstutter | Federal authorities filed new charges in their case against tomato scion Frederick Scott Salyer, alleging a wider conspiracy that set inflated prices for tomato products.

The indictment charged Salyer, who had been head of agribusiness giant SK Foods, with five new felony counts. It alleged that he conspired with others to fix prices or rig bids on products sold to three of the company’s customers — McCain Foods USA, ConAgra Foods Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc.

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