The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Joe John Garcia (Garcia), doing business as Isleta Feed Livestock, Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 4, 2022, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. The Decision and Order became final and effective on April 27, 2022.
An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed that during the period on or about May 5, 2016, through Jan. 5, 2017, while suspended as a registrant under the Act, Garcia purchased 660 head of livestock for $71,083 and resold them through his place of business, Isleta Feed & Livestock.