Two executives of the Hitchin’ Post Steak Co. in Kansas City, Kan., have been indicted on charges of selling misbranded and adulterated poultry products, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. 

   Craig Cunningham, 54, Leawood, Kan., and Jason Cunningham, 36, Olathe, Kan., are charged with the following counts: 

   - One count of conspiracy to transport and sell adulterated and misbranded food items. 

   -  One count of selling and transporting adulterated poultry products from Kansas to Oklahoma and Minnesota. 

   - One count of unlawfully using an official mark of inspection on adulterated poultry products without the authorization of the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture. 

   - One count of misrepresenting that poultry products sold and transported from Kansas to Oklahoma and Minnesota had passed federal inspection. 

   In addition, Jason Cunningham is charged with one count of unlawfully using an official mark of inspection on adulterated poultry products without the authorization of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and one count of transporting and selling adulterated poultry products from Kansas to Oklahoma and Minnesota. 

   The crimes are alleged to have occurred from March to December 2008 in Kansas City, Kan. 

   Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties: 

   - Conspiracy to transport and sell misbranded or adulterated poultry: A maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. 

   - Unauthorized use of an official mark of inspection: A maximum penalty of a year in federal prison and a fine up to $100,000. 

   - Selling or processing poultry products that were misrepresented as having been inspected: A maximum penalty of a year and a fine up to $100,000. 

   - Selling adulterated poultry products: A maximum penalty of three years and a fine up to $250,000. 

   - Unauthorized use of an official mark of inspection on adulterated poultry products: A maximum penalty of three years and a fine up to $250,000. 

   - Misrepresenting that poultry products were inspected: A maximum penalty of three years and a fine up to $250,000. 

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask is prosecuting.