The Associated Press
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Two former egg industry executives have been sentenced to three months in jail for their roles in a major 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands.
Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster will each serve three months in prison and a one year term of supervised release. As per a plea agreement, they each paid $100,000. Both DeCosters will remain free on while appealing the sentence.
Federal health officials linked 1,939 illnesses to the outbreak but estimate up to 56,000 people may have been sickened.
The DeCosters' Quality. . .
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