This spring, Justice Department prosecutors were on the verge of
charging biotech giant Monsanto with a felony for illegally spraying a banned, highly toxic pesticide and nerve agent in
Hawaii, not far from beachside resorts on Maui. But then, according to
an internal April 2019 government document viewed by the Project on
Government Oversight (POGO), that decision was overruled. Monsanto, battling a slew of high-profile lawsuits contending that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, had its Washington lawyers intervene at the highest levels of DOJ to stop the felony case, which has not been previously reported. A key attorney handling the matter for Monsanto, Alice S. Fisher, is a former senior DOJ official alleged to have played a part in keeping Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial plea deal secret from his victims more than a decade ago, although some U.S. officials have provided other reasons why victims were not notified. Fisher denies playing a decision-making role in the Epstein matter. Read More |
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Monsanto used former top DOJ official involved in Epstein case to quash felony charges
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