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Feds Bill Chino Slaughterhouse $67M For Beef Recall
April 18, 2008, 6:52 AM PDT 
A judge has refused to dismiss charges against a man caught on video
dragging sick cows and shocking them at a Southern California slaughterhouse.Judge Gerard Brown rejected arguments Thursday that Daniel Ugarte Navarro bore no liability for the apparent mistreatment at Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. Navarro's lawyer contended the charges should not apply to his client because the slaughterhouse - not Navarro - had custody over the animals. But Brown said Navarro, as a slaughterhouse employee, did have custody over the cows. Navarro has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts and three misdemeanor counts of animal abuse. Prosecutors offered him a plea deal this week that would get him to a nine- to twelve-month jail term. Copyright © 2008, The Associated Press
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