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Friday, May 17, 2013  Missouri prosecutors want a judge to let them keep closer tabs on the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Officials at the Randolph County jail said Bruce Cole was released Monday.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  The former CEO is being held in Randolph County jail on criminal charges

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The former CEO of a failed artificial sweetener facility in Moberly has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges of theft and securities fraud.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A Randolph County judge has refused to lower the $500,000 cash bond for the former CEO of a failed factory project in Moberly who is facing felony fraud charges.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  The auction ended the sale of equipment from the sucralose factory that Moberly city leaders borrowed $39 million to build.

Monday, October 22, 2012  The former CEO of a proposed sweetener facility is in jail in Missouri after giving up his fight against being extradited from California.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Mamtek was an artifical sweetener company