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24 Dec, 2008 11:05 pm
... . 22, 2008), an Iowa federal magistrate judge denied a motion for reconsideration of an order for pre-trial detention of defendant Sholom
Rubashkin, former CEO of an Iowa kosher meat packing plant that was shut down after a large-scale immigration ... the magistrate judge
indicated as one reason for denial the risk of flight to Israel where the Law of Return would permit Rubashkin to obtain citizenship. (See
prior posting.) In denying reconsideration, the magistrate judge said: Much of Defendant's ...
27 Jan 11:20 pm
... 's Des Moines (IA) Register reports that federal Chief District Judge Linda Reade has ruled that Agriprocessors Inc. meatpacking executive Sholom Rubashkin may be released on $500,000 bail. She held that reasonable precautions are available to assure that
Rubashkin will appear for trial in September. Prosecutors have until Thursday to decide whether to appeal the ruling. In an earlier
controversial decision, a federal ...
23 Feb 11:15 pm
... (IA) Register reports on Monday's federal district court hearing on motions challenging the 97-count indictment of Sholom Rubashkin, a former executive of kosher meat producer, Agriprocessors, Inc. (See prior posting.) Rubashkin, a
Hasidic Jew, ... fraud and failure to pay cattle producers. A consultant hired by defense lawyers says that grand jury members' perceptions of Rubashkin were gradually influenced by grand jury testimony suggesting Jewish stereotypes. Prosecutors say that the claims take ...
25 Jun 12:05 am
In January, an Iowa federal district court judge released Agriprocessors kosher meat packing executive Sholom Rubashkin on bail. However he was to remain in Allamakee County, Iowa, until his trial on a 142-count federal ... fraud and money laundering. (See prior
related posting.) Yesterday, however, according to the Des Moines Register, the court gave Rubashkin-- a prominent member of the
Chabad-Lubavitch movement-- permission to leave the state for a two-day religious trip to New York. Rubashkin, ...
25 Dec, 2008 9:18 pm
A leader of one of the country's most prominent Jewish groups complained to the U.S. attorney general Wednesday about the treatment of a former Iowa meatpacking executive. The complaint
centers on the government's decision to deny bail to Sholom Rubashkin,...
31 Oct, 2008 8:56 am
... meatpacking plant where nearly 400 workers were detained in a May immigration raid. The latest: Yesterday the feds arrested Sholom
Rubashkin, a former senior exec of the kosher meat plant who's also the son of the founder, Aaron ... Law Blog Diversions: For those LB Loyals
in need of some pleasure reading on this Friday morning, or who are simply interested in how the Rubashkins, a Lubovitch family from Brooklyn, made their strange journey from
Crown Heights to Postville, Iowa, we recommend Stephen ...
30 Oct, 2008 10:37 pm
... were in possession of documents allowing them to work or reside in the United States legally," the affidavit against Rubashkin says.
"During the execution of the warrants, agents discovered and seized dozens of fraudulent permanent resident alien cards ... wage laws, not having to pay taxes or insurance on illegal
employees, etc., as demonstrated by the possible fate of Sholom Rubashkin, the risks undoubtedly
outweigh the benefits. For more information on immigration labor laws, visit the United ...
19 Dec, 2008 10:02 am
... could be applicable to what, until now, has perhaps struck many as a rather provincial story. You'll remember Sholom Rubashkin, a former senior exec at Agriprocessors, a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, where nearly 400 workers were detained in a May immigration
raid. That was followed by an array of state and federal charges against Rubashkin for alleged child labor and immigration violations. Then,
last month, Agriprocessors filed for bankruptcy. The latest: The ...
9 Dec, 2008 6:55 am
... religious discrimination issue is raised in a motion to reverse an Iowa federal magistrate's denial of bail in the prosecution of Sholom
Rubashkin. (Full text of Motion and of the Memorandum in Support of the Motion in US v. Rubashkin,
(ND IA, ... indictment, this one including bank fraud charges. This time the magistrate judge denied bail, claiming a risk that Rubashkin would
flee to Israel. In denying bail, the magistrate pointed to the fact that two other Agriprocessors supervisors had fled, ...
1 Jun, 2008 7:49 pm
... bought a shuttered meatpacking plant, is now the nation's largest kosher meatpacking facility. The owner's son, Sholom Rubashkin, has been running the Postville operation. However, the company said in its statement that it was seeking a new ... action for the company, its
employees, the local community and our customers is to bring new leadership to Agriprocessors," Rubashkin said in the statement. The plant was
closed on the day of the raid, but resumed operation the next day at a reduced level. ...
24 Jul, 2007 11:24 pm
... that in response the court appointed Dawes County Attorney Vance Haug. The focus of the investigation is Local Pride LLC, which is owned by the Sholom Rubashkin family. PETA claims that Local Pride permits cows to remain conscious up to two minutes after their
throats are cut. Last year, again at the behest of PETA, Rubashkin's Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa was investigated by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. (See prior posting.) The Federal Humane ...
6 Nov, 2008 8:54 am
... reported shortages of kosher meat this week, after the plant stopped slaughtering cattle a week ago. The company was built by the father-son team of Aaron and Sholom Rubashkin. Its chaos out there; the shortage is all over the country, Menachem Lubinsky, the editor of
koshertoday.com, told the NYT. Everybody has begun to scramble. Blaming difficult circumstances involving a raid for its financial woes, Agriprocessors said it ...
30 Oct, 2008 8:25 pm
Just when I thought it was safe, the Postville raid case comes back to the news. The Iowa Independent reports today that "Federal prosecutors have arrested Sholom Rubashkin, former chief executive officer and vice president at Agriprocessors and son of...
4 Nov, 2008 6:02 am
Given all the labor troubles at Agriprocessors (see here for our latest of many posts), ICE's latest announcement comes as no surprise: they've arrested the former CEO of the company
for immigration violations. According to ICE's news release: Sholom Rubashkin,...
19 Dec, 2008 1:04 pm
"Citizenship in Israel At Center of Bail Fight": Today in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article that begins, "The Justice Department is contending that a Jewish defendant
in Iowa should be denied bail in part because he, like all Jews, is entitled to Israeli citizenship if he seeks to immigrate to the Jewish state. The argument against the defendant,
Sholom Rubashkin, could in theory apply to all Jewish criminal suspects."
13 Oct 6:34 am
The defendant is Sholom Rubashkin who was a top manager and part of the family ownership at the
meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, that was one of the largest kosher slaughterhouses in the country, until it was raided by ICE...
21 Oct 3:28 pm
The first trial of Sholom Rubashkin, former CEO of what was once the biggest kosher slaughterhouse in
the country, currently is playing out in a federal courtroom in South Dakota. The case has made national headlines and sent shockwaves through a small Iowa community.
10 Sep, 2008 9:15 am
... . The state charges were the first to be brought against the owners, Aaron Rubashkin and his son Sholom, and senior managers at the plant since a May 12 immigration raid ... read Stephen G. Bloom's book "Postville," you've heard of the Rubashkins
before. The Rubashkins are Lubovitch Jews who, over two decades ago, traveled from Crown Heights, ... a new one was brought for each day and each offense. If convicted, the
Rubashkins could face more than $5 million in fines and significant prison sentences. ...
30 Jul, 2008 10:22 pm
... violations at the plant "remain allegations only, that no agency has charged the company with," he said. The Agriprocessors kosher plant here has been owned and operated since 1987
by Aaron Rubashkin and his family. His son Sholom was the plant's top manager until he was removed by
his father in May after the raid. The plant's products are distributed across the country under brands including Aaron's Best and Aaron' ...
10 Sep, 2008 5:48 pm
... violations. In all, 9,311 criminal misdemeanor charges involving 32 under-age workers were filed against the company, Agriprocessors Inc., and its owner, Aaron Rubashkin, and his son Sholom, who was the top manager of the packing plant in Postville, Iowa. More.... The
complaint charges that the plant employed workers under the legal age of 18, including seven who were under 16, from Sept. 9, 2007, to May 12. ...
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