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, has posted bail and accepted conditions of his continued freedom.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane cited the current coronavirus pandemic for
Continue Reading Kruse waives physical appearance, posts bond, and remains free to assist in his defense
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 America (PCA) criminal case dismissed. They responded on deadline with the gloves off to keep
Continue Reading Government Attorneys Call Wilkerson’s Claims ‘Vague and Baseless’
With jury deliberations on a break until Thursday morning, one set of defense attorneys involved in the criminal trial of three former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives appear certain of victory. These are defense attorneys the jury has never seen since they are former PCA business lawyers who, behind
Continue Reading Judge: Subpoenas of PCA’s Past Lawyers Now ‘Potentially Moot’
In prosecuting the former executives of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), government attorneys are going for convictions that, for the first time, could put defendants in a foodborne illness case behind prison bars. Rarely do food executives responsible for products causing sickness and death face criminal charges, and those who
Continue Reading Defense Again Raises Possibility of Separate Trials for Parnell Brothers
Patrick H. Hearn, one of the trial attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch, has turned in the government’s view of the importance of knowledge in the crimes with which Stewart Parnell is charged. “Knowledge is an element of the crimes that defendant Stewart Parnell has been
Continue Reading Prosecution Must Show Parnell Had Knowledge of Crimes Charged
