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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Pilgrim's Pride Inc.
Current Parent Company: JBS
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Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2009
Date: December 30, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: work visa violations
Violation Description: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation and Immigration was offered a non-prosecution agreement to resolve an investigation with respect to the hiring and employment of undocumented wsorkers and its plants in the Eastern District of Texas.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of Texas
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: non-prosecution agreement
Facility State: Texas
HQ Country of Current Parent: Brazil
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: meatpacking
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