Today’s filing by the Department of Justice fails to support the department’s contention that it followed U.S. law when it attempted to notify the Public Warehousing Company KSC (PWC) of an indictment last year.

The question currently before the federal court in Atlanta is whether the Justice Department complied with U.S. law. The Department’s filing today substitutes rhetoric for legal analysis and provides no justification for its decision to ignore longstanding U.S. law on proper service of process. PWC welcomes the court’s review and eventual ruling on the matter.

For seven years, PWC has fully performed its contracts with the U.S. government to feed troops in Iraq and Kuwait. The U.S. government has repeatedly recognized PWC for excellent performance under the most difficult war-time conditions. PWC has passed dozens of audits, inspections, compliance reviews and oversight procedures. The Company continues to be accountable to its U.S. government customers – and to troops and taxpayers -- every day.

PWC believes that this case is a dispute over contract terms, not a criminal matter. The Company remains committed to discussions with the Justice Department that are aimed at resolving the underlying dispute involving the Prime Vendor food contract.