Cody Easter Day was a well-known cattle rancher in Washington state. He and his wife were accused of embezzling more than $1 million from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The story has implications for American agriculture, CNN's John Sutter says. "There are no 80 and 100 acre farms that are profitable in Washington and Oregon"
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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