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The Southern Glazer’s Settlement: Are you serious?

A joke of a settlement: There is no gray area in these laws — Southern willfully and actively violated the law. The company illegally bribed retailers and developed strategies to conceal its crimes. Yet the federal government decided to give it a pass. The $12.5 million fine is essentially tip money to a company with $25 billion in revenue. Figures aren’t available on how much revenue Southern generated through these illegal programs, but I’m confident crime paid off here. (Irish Liquor Lawyer).