Blue Bell criminal case

Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

BULLETIN — The United States v. Paul Kruse trial in Austin, Texas ended Monday in a mistrial. The jury apparently split 10-to-2 with the majority wanting to acquit the 67-year-old retired

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Aug 2022

Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

Kruse trial begins Monday with jury selection

At Broken Arrow, OK, Blue Bell Creamery made unlimited ice cream available for the 20th Annual Taste of Summer Festival. And a 13-year-old North Texas girl gave Blue Bell the

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jul 2022

Kruse trial begins Monday with jury selection

Final docket hearing called for July 22, just ahead of jury trial of former Blue Bell president

Pau Kruse, the retired 67-year-old former president of Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, TX, is ordered to appear in federal court in Austin on July 22. Federal Judge Robert Pitman

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 Jul 2022

Final docket hearing called for July 22, just ahead of jury trial of former Blue Bell president

Blue Bell criminal trial not likely to begin until March 21, 2022

Jury selection in Austin, TX, for the criminal trial of the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries, is not likely to begin until 2022. The government does not oppose

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Jul 2021

Blue Bell criminal trial not likely to begin until March 21, 2022

Victims of 2015 Listeria outbreak involving Blue Bell invited to follow Kruse case

Victims of foodborne illness are often so numerous that the government wants to cast the wide internet in contacting them about felony prosecutions that often occur years later. Federal prosecutors

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Feb 2021

Victims of 2015 Listeria outbreak involving Blue Bell invited to follow Kruse case

Motion to dismiss charges against former Blue Bell chief denied by Austin judge

Federal Judge Robert Pitman backed up his chief judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western Texas District on Dec. 21 by ruling that the COVID-19 crisis was

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Dec 2020

Motion to dismiss charges against former Blue Bell chief denied by Austin judge

Austin federal court makes it official: Blue Bell owes record $17.25 million in criminal penalties

A federal court in Texas sentenced ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a

By News Desk

/ 18 Sep 2020

Austin federal court makes it official: Blue Bell owes record $17.25 million in criminal penalties

Paul Kruse trial to begin with jury selection set for August

A federal district court judge in Texas has set the starting trial date for the United States v. Paul Kruse, the felony criminal case against the former CEO of Blue

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Jun 2020

Paul Kruse trial to begin with jury selection set for August

Letter from the Editor: More on the United States v. Paul Kruse

Opinion Five years after the fatal Blue Bell listeria outbreak, the criminal case against the Texas ice cream company’s former chief executive has put it all back in the

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Jun 2020

Letter from the Editor: More on the United States v. Paul Kruse

Former Blue Bell chief may plead not guilty via video linkup on June 9

The former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries, Paul Kruse, may plead not guilty in an arraignment by video Tuesday, June 9, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin,

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jun 2020

Former Blue Bell chief may plead not guilty via video linkup on June 9

Blue Bell’s former chief remains free on $50,000 unsecured bond

New documents filed in U.S. District Court for Western Texas in Austin say the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries remains free on a $50,000 unsecured bond.

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Jun 2020

Blue Bell’s former chief remains free on $50,000 unsecured bond

Kruse waives physical appearance, posts bond, and remains free to assist in his defense

Blue Bell’s former chief executive has waived physical appearance for his initial appearance in federal court on felony charges stemming from a 2015 Listeria outbreak. The defendant, Paul Kruse,

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 May 2020

Kruse waives physical appearance, posts bond, and remains free to assist in his defense

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Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

Kruse trial begins Monday with jury selection

Final docket hearing called for July 22, just ahead of jury trial of former Blue Bell president

Blue Bell criminal trial not likely to begin until March 21, 2022

Victims of 2015 Listeria outbreak involving Blue Bell invited to follow Kruse case

Motion to dismiss charges against former Blue Bell chief denied by Austin judge

Austin federal court makes it official: Blue Bell owes record $17.25 million in criminal penalties

Paul Kruse trial to begin with jury selection set for August

Letter from the Editor: More on the United States v. Paul Kruse

Former Blue Bell chief may plead not guilty via video linkup on June 9

Blue Bell’s former chief remains free on $50,000 unsecured bond

Kruse waives physical appearance, posts bond, and remains free to assist in his defense