Mary Wilkerson, the former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) quality assurance manager whom a jury found had lied to federal food safety investigators, surrendered Tuesday to a federal correctional institution in Marianna, FL. The 42-year-old
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ICYMI: Last PCA Sentences, Animal Antibiotics, Contaminated Cukes
In case you missed it, here are some of the top food safety stories from last week:
PCA Sentencing: The final two defendants in the Peanut Corporation of America case, Daniel Kilgore and Samuel Lightsey, …
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Last Two PCA Sentences Are In: Kilgore Gets 6 Years; Lightsey, 3
The final two sentences have been handed down in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case. Former plant managers Samuel Lightsey and Daniel Kilgore were sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, to three and…
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Last Two PCA Defendants to be Sentenced Tomorrow in Georgia
Sentencing hearings scheduled in federal court tomorrow in Albany, GA, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET will all but conclude the trial court’s work in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case. To…
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ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
In case you missed it, here are some of the top food safety stories from last week: PCA Sentencing: Stewart Parnell, former CEO of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), was sentenced to 28…
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Praise for an Unlikely ‘Whistleblower’
Kenneth Kendrick, missing Monday from the federal courthouse in Albany, GA, did not hear the praise that came from a witness during a pivotal day in the world of food safety. Kendrick is a former…
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All Five PCA Defendants to Hear Outbreak Victims’ Testimony
All five defendants charged in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal indictments will be together next week in federal court in Albany, GA, to hear victim testimony. According to newly filed court documents, attorneys…
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For Sale: Stewart and Gloria Parnell’s 5-Acre Virginia Estate
In any real estate transaction, its almost inevitable that someone will ask why the listing parties are selling. It’s a little more rare when the response is because somebody has to go to prison, but…
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Stewart Parnell Joins Wilkerson’s Motion for Dismissal in PCA Case
With less than two weeks to go until sentencing, Stewart Parnell has joined Mary Wilkerson in asking to have the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case dismissed. Dismissal and new trial motions have all…
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Harsher Sentences Remain Possible in PCA Criminal Case
Harsher sentences could be imposed in three weeks if the trial judge in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case decides that the defendants were conscious, or accepting, of reckless risk of death or…
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