Paul Kruse

Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak

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.

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Mar 2023

Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak

Letter from the Editor: The last word

— OPINION — The United States v. Paul Kruse will be signed, sealed, and delivered at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Courtroom 4 on the Fifth Floor of the

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Mar 2023

Plea deal frees retired Blue Bell president from jail time or another jury trial

In a plea deal, government attorneys agreed to drop felony fraud charges against the retired former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries LP over a 2015 listeria outbreak that led

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Mar 2023

Plea deal frees retired Blue Bell president from jail time or another jury trial

Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec

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

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Feb 2023

Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec

New trial set for former chief of Blue Bell after first concluded with a hung jury

Another West Texas jury will be called next April for a second criminal trial of Paul Kruse, the retired Blue Bell Creamery president from Brenham, TX. The first jury, empaneled

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Oct 2022

New trial set for former chief of Blue Bell after first concluded with a hung jury

Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury

— ANALYSIS — Today the U.S. Court for the Western District of Texas is giving its first attention since Aug. 15 to the criminal case involving former Blue Bell chief Paul

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Oct 2022

Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury

Is Kruse the ‘Bright Line’ case for the food safety community or not?

— COMMENTARY — The jury is hung. The judge declared a mistrial. The prosecution can try again, but it isn’t required. We could leave it there. As one famous Texan said,

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Aug 2022

Is Kruse the ‘Bright Line’ case for the food safety community or not?

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

In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend

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

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2022

In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

AUSTIN — Richard S. “Ricky” Dickson, the current President at Blue Bell Creameries, testified Wednesday as a government witness against his predecessor and one-time mentor, Paul Kruse. Dickson took over from

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Aug 2022

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand

AUSTIN — The timeline played the starring role during the opening arguments at the jury trial of the United States v Paul Kruse. Department of Justice attorney Matthew Lash for the

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Aug 2022

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

AUSTIN–At the request of the Department of Justice team trying the case, the trial judge dismissed one of the seven counts of the indictment against a former president of

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2022

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

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Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak

Letter from the Editor: The last word

Plea deal frees retired Blue Bell president from jail time or another jury trial

Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec

New trial set for former chief of Blue Bell after first concluded with a hung jury

Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury

Is Kruse the ‘Bright Line’ case for the food safety community or not?

Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins