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
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
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
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
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
Continue Reading Prosecution Must Show Parnell Had Knowledge of Crimes Charged
