The original felony fraud charges stem from the deadly 2015 listeria outbreak.
Paul Kruse agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for being the CEO of the company when tainted ice cream products were sold in 2015, which were linked to the deaths of three people in Kansas.Kruse was originally charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a punishment of up to 20 years in prison for each count.
Prosecutors alleged that Kruse schemed to deceive Blue Bell customers by directing employees to remove potentially contaminated products from store freezers without alerting grocers and consumers as to why, theThey also claimed Kruse told employees to tell customers there was an unspecified issue with a manufacturing machine.
According to the Associated Press, Kruse’s attorney, Chris Flood of Houston, argued that the original fraud indictment came too late under the statute of limitations. “Furthermore, the charges aren’t true,” Flood said.
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