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Mr Downs also confirmed a report in the Financial Times that he has launched an investigation into the possible "misapplication" of about £25m at the business.

Dusty Ference of the Kings County Farm Bureau challenged what he said was the state’s “misapplication” of the law, saying the intervention would bring an “economic train wreck of fallowed farmland.”

Contreras, 53, of Yorba Linda, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a single felony charge of embezzlement, theft, and intentional misapplication of federal funds, which could bring up to 10 years in prison.

“Because the foul call at issue reflected an error in judgment, New York did not demonstrate a misapplication of the playing rules, and the extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest was not warranted.”

Poor communication, by contrast, prompts disregard for policy, confusion and the misapplication of guidelines.