Letitia James
Role at the time: New York attorney general and a plaintiff in the multistate case
Condemned
Statement summary
James says Cal-Maine, Versova/Centrum and Hickman's Egg Ranch coordinated bidding to manipulate egg-price benchmarks. She announces a settlement requiring egg donations and payments to states.
“These egg producers manipulated the market to squeeze even more profit out of consumers and businesses. By shutting this scheme down and delivering millions of eggs to those in need, we’re sending a clear message that companies will not get away with illegal price hikes in New York.”