US EditionThey Ran a Fort Worth Cattle Business. It Was a $220 Million Fraud Operation, Prosecutors Say
Over 2,200 investors lost money in a scheme where funds meant for cattle purchases were diverted for personal use by Fort Worth-based Agridime LLC executives.
- On Feb. 11, 2026, a Fort Worth federal grand jury indicted five people in an alleged $220 million cattle contract fraud, targeting over 2,200 victims, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Feb. 12.
- Agridime LLC, Fort Worth-headquartered online beef and cattle marketing company, sold contracts promising returns of 15% to 32% and claimed to buy specific cattle from January 2021 through December 2023.
- Prosecutors charged Jed Wood with wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering involving over $63,000; Joshua Link with over $527,000; Tia Link with over $527,000; Taylor Bang with wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering; Royana Thomas with similar counts.
- Today in Fort Worth, arraignments were held and Tia Link and Taylor Bang were released under pretrial supervision; Jed Wood and Royana Thomas are scheduled for arraignment on February 25, 2026, while Joshua Robert Link remains a fugitive sought by the FBI Dallas/Fort Worth Resident Agency.
- Last year a court ordered Agridime LLC to pay $103,000,000 in restitution, while its website said $58,000,000 funded Ponzi payments and over $11,000,000 paid commissions.
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Five federally indicted for alleged $220 million nationwide cattle fraud scheme
Five individuals were federally indicted this week for their roles in an alleged $220 million nationwide fraud scheme involving purported cattle purchase contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice stated in a Feb. 12 press release. Those indicted by a Fort Worth federal grand jury on Feb. 11 were: Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money launderin…
Wanted By The FBI: Fraud Scheme Allegedly Exploited Thousands Of Cattle Investors
ST. LOUIS - Five individuals were federally indicted this week for their roles in an alleged $220 million nationwide fraud scheme involving purported cattle purchase contracts, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.Those indicted by a Fort Worth federal grand jury on February 11, 2026, were:Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fr…
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