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PCA defense attorneys switch their focus to Atlanta for appeals

By Dan Flynn on April 19, 2016

Thomas G. Ledford, the court appointed defense attorney for the former quality control manager at the now defunct Peanut Corporation of America, made numerous attempts to get the trial court to let his client off.
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Publisher’s Platform: Time for More Criminal Prosecutions in Food Poisoning Cases?

By Bill Marler on November 29, 2015

It has been a busy past several weeks for public health investigators (and lawyers) and uncomfortable (and sometimes deadly) for food poisoning victims, as well as for the management of several companies. Here are just…
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Wilkerson Surrenders to Women’s Minimum-Security Prison in Florida

By Dan Flynn on November 5, 2015

Mary Wilkerson, the former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) quality assurance manager whom a jury found had lied to federal food safety investigators, surrendered Tuesday to a federal correctional institution in Marianna, FL. The 42-year-old…
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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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ICYMI: In Case You Missed It

By News Desk on September 28, 2015

In case you missed it, here are some of the top food safety stories from last week: PCA Sentencing: Stewart Parnell, former CEO of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), was sentenced to 28…
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Letter From the Editor: Parnell Crossed a Long-Existing Line

By Dan Flynn on September 27, 2015

Since the sentencing of the Peanut Corporation of America criminal cases, some may be wondering if anything has really changed. The longest prison sentences ever handed out for food safety violations would, on the surface,…
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Praise for an Unlikely ‘Whistleblower’

By Darin Detwiler on September 25, 2015

Kenneth Kendrick, missing Monday from the federal courthouse in Albany, GA, did not hear the praise that came from a witness during a pivotal day in the world of food safety. Kendrick is a former…
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Guilty Verdict Puts Food Safety Responsibility Where It Belongs

By Richard Williams on September 24, 2015

Guilty! The perpetrator of the 2008-09 Salmonella outbreak, Stewart Parnell of the Peanut Corporation of America, just received a 28-year sentence for knowingly distributing Salmonella-containing peanuts. The familiar refrain will be that this is…
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PCA Does Not Reflect All in the Food Industry

By Darin Detwiler on September 18, 2015

Michael Parnell’s defense attorney is painting his client as a “little guy” who “lost it all.” I would dare Parnell and his defense team, and the other convicted former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives,…
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Parnell Defense Attorneys: Outbreak Victims Are Not ‘Crime Victims’

By Dan Flynn on September 9, 2015

In a legal move that, if successful, could significantly reduce sentences for Stewart and Michael Parnell, defense attorneys in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case have presented arguments that individual victims of an…
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