44-year-old Michael Wayne Carr pleaded guilty yesterday. He'll be sentenced November first. He faces as much as seven-years in prison and will be ordered to pay $956,000 to Sutherland and another investor.
Prosecutors say Carr had agreements to buy steers in Mexico for his customers and sell them for profit in the United States. But there's no record of Carr ever buying those steers.
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At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, state lawmakers will hear about a measure to extend overtime pay for farm workers.
Currently, farm workers are exempt from the overtime protections that apply to workers in almost all other industries in California.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez of Shafter has authored a bill to change that. The senate labor committee will hold a hearing on the measure at 9:30 Wednesday morning at the state capitol.
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A South Valley dairy farmer and his son will receive the Farmer of the Year award. Wednesday afternoon, the Tulare Kiwanis Club will present the award to Joe Airoso and his son, Joey.
The Tulare Kiwanis has handed out the farmer of the year award every year for the past 50 years. This is the first time it's been presented to a father and son.
They will be honored at an awards banquet at noon today at the heritage complex in Tulare.
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People will head to Selma Wednesday for the Annual Raisin Festival. The annual event celebrates the raisin and agriculture industry -- in the "Raisin Capitol of the World".
The carnival rides and games begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The festival runs through the end of the weekend.
