Cameras allowed in court for Mo. sweetener case

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri judge will allow media to have cameras, audio and video recording during court appearances by the former head of an artificial sweetener company now facing charges of theft and securities fraud.

Bruce Cole was chairman and CEO of Mamtek U.S. Inc., which received $39 million in industrial development bonds from the city of Moberly to build a sweetener plant. Construction stalled after a bond payment was missed. Authorities accuse Cole of using bond revenues for personal purposes and misleading investors.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/YP4R85 ) that Associate Circuit Judge Mason Gebhardt on Wednesday also decided to allow Cole to appear in civilian clothes in court. The judge still is considering whether Cole should be released on reduced bond.

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Information from: Columbia Daily Tribune, http://www.columbiatribune.com

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wow 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Good...why camera's being there or not is such a big deal is beyond me. The camera's are not going to prove or disprove this fella's guilt or innocence. That must be proven by the fact's and circumstances associated with what actually happened. This "my client won't be able to get a fair trial if the news camera's are allowed in the courtroom" is just a stunt and delay tactic that the DA is using. Furthermore it does nothing but make getting to the bottom of this mess that much harder and time consuming. If we wanna stop the misuse of our legal system...then we've got to put an end to these type of irrelivant legal tractics...neither the DA or PA should be able to work the court system this way.

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