All charges against the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries were dismissed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman.
The felony charges were dismissed after a motion hearing conducted by telephone because Pitman agreed
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Felony charges lodged against former Blue Bell Creameries CEO Paul Kruse on May 1 are all but certain to be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The dismissal could occur at the next motion
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A federal district court judge in Texas has set the starting trial date for the United States v. Paul Kruse, the felony criminal case against the former CEO of Blue Bell Creameries. And U.S District
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Felony charges against the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries must be dismissed because the federal court in Austin lacks “subject matter jurisdiction.”
Defense attorneys Chris Flood and John Cline say the U.S. Court
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Five years after the fatal Blue Bell listeria outbreak, the criminal case against the Texas ice cream company’s former chief executive has put it all back in the news. Three people from Kansas died
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Blue Bell Creameries pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that they distributed adulterated ice cream products and will pay a criminal fine and forfeiture amount totaling $17.25 million. According to the Department of Justice
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The former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries, Paul Kruse, may plead not guilty in an arraignment by video Tuesday, June 9, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin, according to documents filed June 2
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New documents filed in U.S. District Court for Western Texas in Austin say the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries remains free on a $50,000 unsecured bond.
Federal Magistrate Judge Mark Lane ordered Brenham,
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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
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After almost three weeks with almost no activity, the criminal case involving the United States v. Paul Kruse has inched forward.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane filed an order setting a telephone conference for the
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) investigation into the Listeria outbreak linked to Blue Bell Creameries products is over, according to an update the agency issued on Wednesday, June 10. 
A total
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