Before he left for the weekend, U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands did his own calculations for the maximum prison sentences that he may impose on three Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) defendants come Monday morning. Here’s where he came down:

  • For Stewart Parnell, former chief executive officer of


Continue Reading Judge Sands Clears the Decks for Monday’s Sentencing in PCA Case

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’

Somewhat competitive conspiracy theories are working their way into the final days of the Peanut Corporation of America criminal case nearing final sentencing on Sept. 21. Mary Wilkerson’s public defender is spinning the conspiracies in support of new motions to dismiss the guilty jury verdict his client received in September
Continue Reading Conspiracy Theories Bloom as Sentencing Nears in PCA Case