2 Attorneys Sentenced For Admitted Scam Related To Glyphosate Litigation

Mealey's (September 21, 2020, 2:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice on Sept. 18 announced that Timothy Litzenburg, one of two attorneys who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme to extort $200 million from a company in connection with a purported "consulting agreement" they offered Monsanto Co. related to litigation involving the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Litzenburg's partner was sentenced to 12 months in prison (United States v. Timothy Litzenburg, No. 20-cr-13, W.D. Va.)....

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