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Bloomberg Business Week reports that two former Penn Traffic executives - Linda Jones, former vice president of nonperishable merchandising, and Leslie Knox, former senior vice president and chief marketing director - have been sentenced to 14 months in prison “for falsely inflating the company's profits in financial reports, gaining thousands of dollars in bonuses for themselves.” They also were ordered to pay $10,000 in fines.

• The United Fresh Produce Association has announced a partnership with Market Intelligence's Fresh Convenience magazine to present the Fresh Convenience Congress, a new educational program for the fresh-cut and value-added commodity sector June 22-24 at London’s Hilton Tower Bridge hotel.
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