{"id":62155,"date":"2026-11-12T17:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T01:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=62155"},"modified":"2026-11-13T11:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:22:20","slug":"agridime-cattle-fraud-link-brothers-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=62155","title":{"rendered":"Brothers Convicted in $240 Million Agridime Cattle Fraud \u2014 2,200 Victims Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56048 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Mallet of judge in American courtroom. American flag in courtroom with Judge hammer or Mallet of judge. Justice concept in courtroom.\" width=\"423\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x573.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/>FORT WORTH, Texas<\/span><\/strong> \u2014<span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"> A federal jury convicted two brothers of fraud and money laundering in a $240 million cattle investment scheme that defrauded more than 2,200 victims nationwide, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Joshua Robert Link, formerly of Strafford, Missouri, and Jason Allen Link, of Herington, Kansas, were convicted Nov. 10 after a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge Mark T. 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The case involved Fort Worth-based Agridime LLC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Joshua Link, Agridime\u2019s co-owner and executive director, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Jason Link, who owned Shady Brook Ranch LLC and worked as an Agridime livestock broker and meat chain director, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Sentencing for both brothers is scheduled for March 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brothers Convicted in $240M Cattle Fraud \u2014 60,000 Cows That Never Existed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXVo9zYR4hE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13964 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Texas-State-Flag-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" \/>According to court documents, Joshua Robert Link, of Strafford, Missouri, conspired with Jed Hansel Wood, of Fort Worth, Texas; Tia Makenzie Link, of Smithton, Missouri; Taylor Orris Bang, of Kildeer, North Dakota; and Royana Jane Thomas, of Arlington, Texas, to operate Agridime LLC and defraud cattle buyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Evidence presented at trial showed that the defendants falsely promised buyers their money would be used to purchase specific cattle, care for the animals, process them into meat and sell the meat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Through direct solicitations and online advertising, Joshua Link and others offered steers or heifers for $2,000 each, falsely assuring buyers that each purchase would fund an individual animal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Bank records revealed that the proceeds were diverted to luxury personal expenditures, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed36fef55ce00ef8461c33dd70e03e1ea\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">$1,498,275 paid to a construction company to construct a luxury five-bedroom, four-bathroom &#8220;barndominium&#8221; residence in Herington, Kansas, built for the brothers&#8217; recreational use (as shown below)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e00a05665693b0a602e912e8684f834f3\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">$24,838 to purchase a 2006 Hummer H2<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e6a0c83d0bd9cf3dcec9eff615619cd40\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Thousands of dollars in additional checks for solar panel installations and plumbing supplies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"align-center entity-type-media entity-bundle-image media--image--embedded entity-image-1471481\">\n<div class=\"field__item img_wrp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/banner\/public\/2026-11\/a6.png?itok=SyIduXYS\" alt=\"five-bedroom, four-bathroom &quot;barndominium&quot; residence in Herington, Kansas, built for the brothers' recreational use \" width=\"711\" height=\"459\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Defendants, Joshua Link and Jason Link, face twenty years of prison in each conspiracy conviction, twenty years of prison on each wire fraud conviction and ten years in prison on each money laundering conviction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Jed Wood faces twenty years in prison on his conspiracy conviction. Tia Link faces ten years in prison on her money laundering conviction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Taylor Bang faces five years of prison on his conspiracy conviction. Royana Thomas faces three years of prison on her conspiracy conviction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">The defendants also face a period of supervised release, restitution, and monetary penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Sentencing for Joshua Link and Jason Link is set for March 4, 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 A federal jury convicted two brothers of fraud and money laundering in a $240 million cattle investment scheme that defrauded more than 2,200 victims nationwide, federal prosecutors announced&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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