For 890 days while the government prosecuted retired Blue Bell executive Paul Kruse, that European river cruise or summer in Tuscany wasn’t an option. This week, his U.S. Passport was returned to Kruse, marking the culmination of his plea agreement ending the government’s case against him.
It is also the
Continue Reading Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak
The Final Docket Call for the second criminal trial of Paul Kruse, the retired Blue Bell Creameries president, is set for March 31 in Austin’s Western District Court.
Federal Judge Robert Pitman signed an order that requires the 68-year-old Kruse to be present for the proceeding along with his defense
Continue Reading Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec
Federal Judge Robert Pitman, who presided over the 15-day mistrial of Blue Bell’s former president, has ruled in another case involving the Brenham, TX-based creamery.
From his Western District of Texas federal court bench, Pitman granted the motion for a summary judgment favoring two insurance companies over Blue Bell Creameries
Continue Reading Blue Bell’s insurance carriers do not have to pay for the 2015 Listeria outbreak damages
The United States v Paul Kruse trial in Austin, TX, has adjourned for the weekend. It will continue at 8:30 a.m. Monday, when presumably the jury will resume deliberations.
The jury consists of 12 men and four women, including four alternates. Its task is to decide the guilt or innocence
Continue Reading In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend
Federal Judge Robert Pitman Friday sequestered the jury deliberating for a third day over charges against the retired president of Blue Bell ice cream.
Pitman “ordered that the jury be sequestered during their deliberations from when they report to the jury room until released from the jury room each day
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AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause.
Kruse is the retired president of Blue Bell Creameries who, as an individual, faces federal felony conspiracy and fraud charges over how he handled Blue
Continue Reading Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today
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 inspiration for one of its new summer flavors.
Blue Bell has been making news all summer, but hardly any is
Continue Reading Kruse trial begins Monday with jury selection
When a federal criminal trial is less than 60 days from jury selection, that’s usually when the pretrial stage heats up. But in the criminal case of United States of America v. Paul Kruse, pretrial, so far, is all cool.
The fact is that neither the prosecutors nor the defense
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A “quiet period” in the criminal charges against the 67-year old retired Blue Bell ice cream president may be ending.
Going on for four months, neither the government nor defense attorneys have brought anything to the Texas Western District Court’s attention.
The last item in the case file was an
Continue Reading Countdown to jury selection and trial for retired Blue Bell president
Federal Judge Robert Pitman set the table for the criminal trial of the United States vs. Paul Kruse, which begins in seven and half months in Austin, TX. Jury selection and the trial is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. on March 14, 2022, in the Texas Western District
Continue Reading As table set for United States v. Paul Kruse, save a place for Blue Bell
