Farmer kills himself to avoid prison for massive $142 million organic-food scam

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A farmer who masterminded a $142 million organic-food scam – and spent his ill-gotten gains on escorts and gambling in Las Vegas – killed himself after being sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to reports.

Randy Constant, 61, was found dead in a vehicle inside the garage at his home in Chillicothe, Missouri, on Monday evening, The Associated Press said.

Livingston County Coroner Scott Lindley determined that Constant died of carbon monoxide poisoning and ruled that he committed suicide, the AP said.

Constant was sentenced Friday for wire fraud in a case that federal prosecutors dubbed the “Field of Schemes,” but he was allowed to remain free on bond while the US Bureau of Prisons decided where he would serve his time.

Constant, who owned an Iowa-based grain brokerage, admitted selling more than 10 millions of bushels of corn and soybeans that he falsely claimed were organically grown between 2010 and 2017.


The grains were primarily used as feed for cattle and chickens to produce meat and eggs that were marketed as organic as premium prices, with federal Judge C.J. Williams saying Constant did “extreme and incalculable damage” to consumers and the nation’s faith in the organic-food industry.

While pulling off the scam, prosecutors said, Constant traveled more than 20 times to Las Vegas, where he stayed in hotels, hired escorts and gambled, according to The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

He had sexual relationships with three women who lived in Sin City, prosecutors said, paying two more than $225,000 in corporate funds, even though they did “very little of value” for his companies, The Gazette said.

Banking records show Constant also spent more than $360,000 in Las Vegas, including about $110,000 from a bank account he shared with one of the women.

That spending included payments for breast-augmentation surgery, foreign travel and a vehicle and insurance, The Gazette said.

At Constant’s sentencing, his lawyer, Mark Weinhardt, called him a “real puzzle,” noting the contradiction between his long-running fraud and good deeds that included serving on the school board and donating time and money to local causes and the Methodist church.

Following his suicide, Constant’s wife, Pam Constant, released a statement that said, “I know Randy was deeply ashamed of his conduct. As much as we tried to be there for him…it was clearly just too much for Randy.”

She also said he’d be remembered as “a wonderful father, community leader, tireless volunteer and my beloved husband of 39 years.”




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It bugs me that my wife will spend $3 for a dozen eggs because it says "organic" on them... when you can get them for 89 cents.
 
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It bugs me that my wife will spend $3 for a dozen eggs because it says "organic" on them... when you can get them for 89 cents.


The organic thing is a big scam to you isn’t it? LOL
 

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Organic produce is pure BS, no way to verify it, just pay double and hope for the best ?
No thank you !

The concept is solid, but there is no way to prove it, the grocer

might have the best of intenions ,but could be duped as well.
It's a huge scam with no way to prove it's organic!
I won't pay a premium price for an unknown product.
 
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It sure was for anyone who bought any of that 10 million bushels of corn and soybeans from that farmer, I'm sure that's
only the tip of the iceberg.

Any more questions?


Well considering corn is genetically modified and there is no such thing as “organic corn” I still have some questions.

Ever heard of the clean 15/dirty dozen?
 

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$142 million scam for 10 years in prison?:think2:

Seems light,,, you get out at 71, dam,,, you might even get out at 67 or so! lolol,,, thats still 15 years of great life with a 100 mil!

lol,,

having said that,,, Im glad hes dead, he poisoned a lot of people,,
 

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Organic produce is pure BS, no way to verify it, just pay double and hope for the best ?
No thank you !

The concept is solid, but there is no way to prove it, the grocer

might have the best of intenions ,but could be duped as well.
It's a huge scam with no way to prove it's organic!
I won't pay a premium price for an unknown product.
Plenty of organic corn and soybeans around me. Trust me.....it's a scam but I'm fine with all the wacko liberals of the world paying triple the money for organic products that aren't truly organic.
 

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Sounds very light for the magnitude of the offese 10 years, maybe out in 5 ?, Have tons of money, I wouldn't off myself under those circumstances unless health issues existed.
 

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Well considering corn is genetically modified and there is no such thing as “organic corn” I still have some questions.

Ever heard of the clean 15/dirty dozen?

The corn we eat which is only about 10% of the crop is not genetically modified.
 

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Plenty of organic corn and soybeans around me. Trust me.....it's a scam but I'm fine with all the wacko liberals of the world paying triple the money for organic products that aren't truly organic.

Yes, because as we know conservatives never purchase organic.
 

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Only in a dump like this could a story about a dude scamming and buying hookers turn political
 

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Another scam enabled by people pretending to bring us utopia

At least the placebo can make people feel better about themselves, almost akin to driving battery operated cars to "save the planet "
 

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I thought you guys were supposed to be smart lol. That’s sad, the mentality y’all have. Do we need a rx nutrition and awareness program? Organic just means there is a list pesticides and herbicides the farmer can’t use. Not only that, some things haven’t had extensive testing, good or bad. With all that being said you don’t want to spend an extra .50 or $1 to ensure very harmful pesticides aren’t on there. It also involves what you’re allowed to put in the soil as well. You would be shocked at what they use for conventional methods.
 

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