The former President of Blue Bell Creameries, Paul Kruse, is five months out from a jury trial and probably could use a little good news. And a little good news is what he is getting
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Jury trial for retired Blue Bell president not likely until late 2021
Federal Judge Robert Pitman’s recent scheduling order for a jury trial of Blue Bell Creameries’ Paul Kruse on charges of conspiracy and fraud beginning Jan. 11 is instead likely to be stretched out until next…
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Paul Kruse enters “not guilty” plea to all charges
Paul Kruse has tendered his “not guilty” plea and waived personal appearance at his arraignment next week.
Kruse, former president of Blue Bell Creameries, signed the waiver and entered the “not guilty” plea on Nov. …
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Kruse defense team is ready to tell what really happened during 2015 listeria outbreak
When he makes his first court appearance tomorrow in Austin, TX, former Blue Bell Creameries President Paul Kruse will not be alone.
Chris Flood of Houston and John D. Cline of San Francisco, the defense…
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Grand jury charges former Blue Bell President Paul Kruse with wire fraud and conspiracy
A Texas grand jury has charged the former president of ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries LP with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up the company’s sales of…
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Blue Bell’s CEO took a long road to criminal charges
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Blue Bell Creameries pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that they distributed adulterated ice cream products and will pay a criminal fine and forfeiture amount totaling $17.25 million. According to the Department of Justice…
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Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment
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Not since the defunct Peanut Corporation of America’s CEO Stewart Parnell was convicted six years ago has an American food industry executive been in as much possible criminal jeopardy as former Blue Bell Creamery …
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Publisher’s Platform: Blue Bell Creameries agrees to plead guilty and pay $19.35 million for ice cream Listeria contamination – former company president charged
So says the press release from the Department of Justice today.
Here is something that I wrote almost 5 years ago today:
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After watching the Blue Bell Listeria Outbreak unfold over the last months…
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Blue Bell customer finds pieces of plastic tool in iconic ice cream
Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling some half-gallon Butter Crunch Ice Cream produced on a specific line on Aug. 26 at its Sylacauga, AL, plant because of the possibility the products may contain a…
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The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout
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Authors: Angela Spivey, Andrew Phillips, and Alan Pryor
It may come off as a truism that food safety is the “most central consumer safety and legal compliance issue” facing a food and beverage…
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