<p>David Andrew Kirkland, the former Director of the now defunct Birmingham, Alabama-based Adams Produce Company LLC, has been sentenced by US District Court to serve <b>a year and one day in federal prison</b> for his plea to conspiracy to defraud the government on contracts for fruits and vegetables. In addition, he was also ordered to serve three-years' probation once he is released, according to AL.com.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Kirkland and five other men were charged in relation to a fraud scheme at Adams Produce. They were charged in a scheme to create false records that showed a higher cost for fruits and vegetables than was actually paid. It was alleged that enlarged costs were then presented to the US Federal Government, which had agreed to pay a certain amount over cost.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">It was also reported that Kirkland and his co-defendants were collectively ordered to pay $481,000 to the Defense Supply Center in restitution for his crimes.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Adams Produce was a produce company that was more than 100 years old. In the wake of the scandal, the company filed for re-organization under Chapter 11 in federal bankruptcy court in April, 2013, and ceased operations.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
