On Nov. 19 last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced four settlements in the span of one day. In one deal, a Sysco Corp. unit called FreshPoint Inc. agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve claims that it overcharged the U.S. Department of Defense for fruit and vegetables. News of that agreement, understandably, was eclipsed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s $13 billion settlement over allegations that it systematically bundled toxic loans, deceived investors and “helped sow the seeds of the mortgage meltdown,” according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
Can you guess which of these settlements won’t get any judicial scrutiny?
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