The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Jackman Florida Wagyu Beef LLC (Florida Wagyu) and Justin Ashley Jackman (Jackman) of Clewiston, Florida, on Dec. 1, 2022, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed that between May 2018 and Jan. 2019, Florida Wagyu and Jackman operated as a packer without maintaining adequate bond coverage and failed to pay for livestock purchases in a timely manner. In 21 transactions, Florida Wagyu and Jackman failed to pay approximately $1,037,372 of the $1,724,584 owed.