Tag: farm_equipment
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FTC, States Settle with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
The FTC and five states settled an antitrust lawsuit with Deere & Company, securing farmers' right to repair John Deere equipment. This resolves allegations of unfair restrictions, empowering farmers and independent technicians to service their own machinery.
BusinessLaw EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentLegalFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsAgricultureEconomy Federal Trade CommissionDeere & CompanyRight to RepairAntitrustFarm EquipmentSettlement
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Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Sampson County Identity Theft and Wire Fraud
Roderick Michael Bates received over four years in federal prison for identity theft and wire fraud. He used fake IDs to fraudulently purchase over $65,000 in farm equipment from a Sampson County business, shipping items out of state before his…
Law EnforcementBusinessPolitics and GovernmentLegalFederal GovernmentEconomy Roderick Michael BatesSampson CountyNorth CarolinaIdentity TheftWire FraudFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Farm EquipmentFBI