Texas businessman settles military food mislabeling case for $15 million
27th November 2010
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A Texas businessman has agreed to pay $15 million to settle federal allegations that he and his company cheated the government by selling old and potentially dangerous food to the U.S. military to supply combat troops serving in Iraq and elsewhere.
Yeah, ‘Samir Mahmoud Itani’ sure says ‘Texas businessman’ to me, straight up.
As the U.S. military presence grew in the Middle East, Itani’s business boomed. American Grocers shipped so much stale merchandise that the company bought paint solvent by the barrel and set up assembly lines to wipe out the old labels to make room for the phony dates, according to the complaint.
One might ask why the Defense Department was buying food from a foreigner in the first place. Oh, wait, we’re not supposed to notice that — or the fact that he’s undoubtedly a Muslim, and maybe, just maybe, was trying to interfere with the war effort. Nothing to see here, move along, move along….