Robert Samuelson is hereby made a defendant on the charge stated below. The defendant joined the conspiracy at least as early as 1992. Choline chloride is a vitamin of the B-complex group. Choline chloride, or vitamin B4, is sold by manufacturers and resellers to customers in the animal nutrition industry.
Choline chloride is an ingredient necessary for the proper growth and development of animals.
Ltd. Chinook Group, Inc.'s principal place of business is in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Chinook Group, Ltd., headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is a limited partnership that was formed in and is currently organized and existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada. Chinook Group, Ltd. manufactures choline chloride in Toronto, Canada and, in conjunction with Chinook Group, Inc., is engaged in the sale of choline chloride throughout the United States and elsewhere. Various corporations and individuals not made defendants herein participated as co-conspirators in the offense charged herein and performed acts and made statements in furtherance thereof. Wherever in this Information reference is made to any act, deed, or transaction of a corporation, the allegation means that the corporation engaged in the act, deed, or transaction by or through its officers, directors, agents, employees, or representatives while they were actively engaged in the management, direction, control, or transaction of its business or affairs.