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Wilkerson Wants to Remain Free During Appeal; Ordered to Report Nov. 3

By Dan Flynn on October 21, 2015

Only a quick motion for release on bond pending appeal can keep Mary Wilkerson from having to report to a federal women’s prison on Nov. 3, now less than two weeks away. Her attorney filed…
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All Five PCA Defendants to Hear Outbreak Victims’ Testimony

By Dan Flynn on September 16, 2015

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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Government Attorneys Call Wilkerson’s Claims ‘Vague and Baseless’

By Dan Flynn on September 10, 2015

Government attorneys did not pull any punches when it came to hitting back at Mary Wilkerson and her court-appointed attorney on their latest defense motion to have her guilty verdict in the Peanut Corporation of…
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DOJ Food-Safety Enforcement Role to Continue in 2015

By Dan Flynn on December 30, 2014

When producers of such staple foods as beef, eggs, and peanut butter found they were the targets of federal criminal prosecution, it became a top food-safety story of 2014. But is it likely that food-safety…
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Prosecutors Says Inconsistencies Among Verdicts Aren’t Grounds for Acquitting Michael Parnell

By Dan Flynn on October 30, 2014

Government attorneys have asked U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands to deny Michael Parnell’s motion for acquittal on the charges for which a jury found him guilty after a nearly eight-week trial. In its…
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Defense Attorneys in PCA Criminal Case to Give Closing Arguments Today

By Dan Flynn on September 12, 2014

After testimony from 45 witnesses, the often-tedious introduction of 1,000 pages of documents, and difficulty getting some evidence, the prosecuting attorney decided to end on the 32nd day of the trial where it began —…
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Letter From the Editor: Week One of the PCA Trial

By Dan Flynn on August 3, 2014

After setting the scene last week for the criminal trial of three former executives of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), I am beginning a series of weekly comments as the event goes forward.
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PCA Jury Hears About ‘Just Ship It’ Emails During Government’s Opening Statement

By Dallas Carter on August 1, 2014

The long-awaited Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) trial got underway with opening statements Friday morning in Albany, GA, and it was not long before the jury learned about Stewart Parnell’s three most infamous words: “Just…
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Government: Document Delivery Time Shouldn’t Halt PCA Trial

By Dan Flynn on July 11, 2014

Ahead of today’s pre-trial hearing in the Peanut Corporation of American (PCA) criminal case, government attorneys took 20 pages to explain how they’ve done a good job of providing documents for the defense. However, the…
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Government Prosecutors Ask Judge to Exclude Parnell’s ADHD Expert From Testifying

By Dan Flynn on April 7, 2014

Government attorneys prosecuting former peanut executive Stewart Parnell want the testimony of a Virginia neuropsychologist excluded altogether from the trial scheduled to get under way this summer. In a three-pronged attack on Dr. Joseph C.
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