Christopher Lee, former farm manager for an Oakes Farms entity, leaves U.S. District Court in Fort Myers on Aug. 26 after pleading guilty to two conspiracy charges involving wire fraud and mail fraud. Photo by WINK News
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6th coconspirator pleads guilty
Former Oakes Farms employee agrees to testify in federal case
A former Oakes Farms employee who managed thousands of acres of farmland is the sixth defendant in a wide-ranging federal fraud investigation to plead guilty and agree to cooperate and testify against coconspirators.