Unprecedented Life Sentence Recommended for Peanut Company Executive

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Stewart Parnell--the former Peanut Corporation of America owner that was convicted last year for knowingly shipping Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter from his Georgia plant--may be sentenced to life in prison if prosecutors have their way. The U.S. Probation Office concluded that the scope of Parnell’s crimes--including conspiracy, obstruction of justice and wire fraud-- “results in a life sentence Guidelines range.”

After a two month trial, Parnell was found guilty of knowingly shipping the contaminated products to food processors across the U.S. This is reportedly the first federal felony conviction of its kind in relation to food safety, making it an unprecedented case.

In 2008 and 2009, the peanut butter outbreak spread throughout 46 states, ultimately leading the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to announce one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history. Nine people died and more than 700 fell ill. Parnell nor any co-defendants were ever charged in relation to any consumer illnesses or deaths resulting from the tainted peanut butter.

Ken Hodges, one of Parnell’s defense attorneys says, “We hope the judge will see that Stewart Parnell never meant to hurt anyone. He ate the peanut butter himself. He fed it to his children and to his grandchildren.”

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Send him away for a long time. In China he would be executed.

[jberryhill]

1. This guy is a major scumbag

He is a wanton killer.

A life sentence is entirely appropriate. He knew they had contamination problems, actively sought to conceal it, and shipped poison as food.

Total psycopath.

[Orrex]

2. Let him hereafter be known as The Creature from the Blech Legume.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Nice one. nt

[dickthegrouch]

7. DUzy Alert /nt

[Major Nikon]

8. Always great to hear from the peanut gallery

[Turbineguy]

3. This is why you need to vote for republicans

They will get rid of these pesky regulations so that we can have dangerous products that will make you sick and you can stay home from work, lowering productivity and profits.

[Sherman A1]

5. I am afraid

You still have to go to work. No sick days.

[patricia92243]

6. Naa - just stay home and die. Then there willl be no need for insurance and it will take care

of over-population at the same time.

Total sarcasm of course

[Major Nikon]

9. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

[restorefreedom]

10. good enough

nine people died. he is a mass murderer