5/23/2006 State Committee Meeting Crowley 1:00 PM

Mr. Spicer said the next news article regards a young Bastrop farmer bilking the USDA out of more than $1.6 million dollars by creating shell farms so he could receive FSA subsidy payments. He said this 33 year old 4th generation farmer now faces property forfeiture of greater than $1 million, $250,000 fine each for the ten counts of conspiracy ... ................
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