WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say a cattle buyer from Harper County has been indicted on federal wire fraud charges.

The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release Tuesday that 62-year-old Randall D. Patterson of Anthony has been charged with 14 counts of wire fraud. He owned Anthony Livestock Co., and is a former president of the National Livestock Marketing Association.

Patterson did not immediately return a message seeking comment left at the cattle company in Anthony.

The indictment stems in part from an agreement Patterson had with JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding under which he would purchase cattle at sales barns in Kansas and Oklahoma.

Prosecutors allege Patterson caused employees at his Anthony company to fax invoices to Five Rivers falsely inflating the amount paid for cattle.