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Man sentenced in grain fraud case dies by suicide

The northwest Missouri farmer sentenced to federal prison for running the largest organic food fraud scheme has been found dead. The coroner has ruled Randy Constant’s death a suicide

A federal judge sentenced Constant last Friday but granted him the right to self-report to prison soon.

Constant, a former Chillicothe school board member, admitted he sold the grain during the past eight growing seasons on farms in Missouri and Nebraska.