Selma farmer, Clovis packing house manager enter pleas to crop insurance fraud charges

A Selma farmer and a Clovis fruit packing house manager have each pleaded guilty for defrauding a crop insurance company of more than $650,000 in payments. Jatinderjeet “Jyoti” Sihota, 37, and Ralph Hackett, 69, face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for their crimes. Additionally, Hackett must pay criminal restitution of $650,000 and a separate civil settlement of $605,000 for his role in directing lower-level employees at the packing house to participate in the fraud scheme and hide his misconduct from other principals in the company.

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