Halal Food Co. Executive Found Guilty of Making False Export Statements

An Iowa federal jury has found William Aossey , the former owner of
Midamar Corp., guilty of making false export statements along with
conspiracy and wire fraud stemming from the company’s misrepresenta-
tion of the source of food exported to Malaysia and Indonesia. U.S. v.
Aossey, No. 14-0116 (N.D. Iowa, jury verdict entered July 13, 2015).
Aossey was indicted over claims that Midamar bought products from a
slaughterhouse not certified to export meat to Indonesia and Malaysia,
then removed the facility’s federal establishment number with nail-polish
remover and replaced it with the number of a certified facility. Additional
charges alleging that the company’s products do not meet halal standards
are pending against Aossey’s sons.

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