Mysterious Land Acquisition Group Sues Farmers After Buying Land Surrounding Air Force Base

Federal and local lawmakers in California are concerned about the intentions of a mysterious company called Flannery Associates LLC that has purchased 55,000 acres of farmland near Travis Air Force base in Solano County. The company is now suing the farmers, which some say is an attempt to intimidate.

A 79th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft flies over a mountain range near Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, Calif., in a file image. U.S. Air Force

An agriculture land acquisition company that is reported to have bought up land on three sides of a major U.S. Air Force base in California is now suing the farmers who sold them the land.

Flannery Associates LLC spent nearly $800 million to buy the land surrounding Travis Air Force Base, then filed a $510 million lawsuit in May against the farmers.