[h=1]Idaho farmer pleads guilty in organic fraud case[/h] A Bliss farmer has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently labeling seed as organic.
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Published on March 30, 2016 5:16PM
Last changed on March 30, 2016 5:40PM
BOISE ? A 58-year-old Bliss, Idaho, farmer has pleaded guilty to felony wire fraud and money laundering charges related to the sale of conventionally raised alfalfa seed that was represented as organic.
Bernard Saul, who did business as Bliss Seeds LLC, pleaded guilty March 29 to felony counts of wire fraud and money laundering.
His wife, Roza Saul, 36, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for delivery of a misbranded food product.
According to their plea agreements,
Saul Farms sold more than 2.1 million pounds of conventional alfalfa seed as organic seed for a total of about $7 million...
