A cattle rancher in the Pacific Northwest made up a bunch of cows and scammed more than $200 million from his clients. The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr. Pepper and PepsiCo are bringing consumers more choices with less sugar than ever before. Nearly 60% of beverages sold contain zero sugar.
Cody Easterday was ranching royalty in Washington state until he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for swindling two companies out of $244 million. KUOW’s Anna King — host of the Ghost Herd podcast — explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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