Government: Attorney Tried To Extort Money From Company Related To Roundup Cases

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The U.S. government on Dec. 16 filed a criminal complaint in Virginia federal court against an attorney it claims engaged in interstate communication with parties from whom he intended to extort money under the guise of providing consulting services related to litigation involving the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate (United States of America v. Timothy Litzenburg, No. 19-69, W.D. Va.).
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