Showing posts with label Scandal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scandal. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

More on peanut butter problems

From CNN:

Peanut company officials spurn Congress' questions
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The president of a peanut company and a plant manager accused of knowingly distributing contaminated food refused to answer questions posed by members of Congress on Wednesday, citing their Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.

The testimony of Stewart Parnell, president of the Peanut Corp. of America, and Sammy Lightsey, manager of the company's Blakely, Georgia, plant, before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee lasted less than 10 minutes.

Neither man had an opening statement. Asked whether it was their intention to cite constitutional protection in refusing to answer all the questions posed by the committee, both men said it was.

It was the only question they answered; Parnell cited constitutional protection even when asked whether he had heard members of a previous panel testify.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Enron - the Movie

Variety reports that Warner Bros has made a deal to tell the story of Enron's collapse, with Leonardo DiCaprio staring and producing. The movie will be loosely based on Kurt Eichewald's "Conspiracy of Fools." DiCaprio will reportedly play a newcomer to the Houston-based energy company who slowly uncovers the scandal.