ChemNutra, a Nevada company, and its owners have pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling 800 metric tons of wheat gluten tainted with melamine to U.S. pet-food makers in 2007. The FDA estimates that 1,950 cats and 2,200 dogs died after eating pet food poisoned with melamine.
Las Vegas residents Sally Qing Miller, 43, a Chinese national, and her husband, Stephen S. Miller, 56, each pleaded guilty to one count of selling adulterated food and one count of selling misbranded food, both misdemeanors.
The Millers face up to two years in federal prison without parole, a fine up to $200,000 and restitution. ChemNutra faces a fine up to $400,000 and restitution.
Source: usatoday, lvrj.com, usdoj; Photo: consumeraffairs
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How lame is THIS punishment??? I wonder if anyone in prison had a dog that died?
These people will be destroyed with the civil suits to come. Still not enough justice though. Only $200,00 fines?
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