Cedar Rapids, IA [KCRG] — A former executive at Postville's Agriprocessors plant will need to wait until at least Tuesday to find out if he can leave jail.
Sholom Rubashkin faces charges of harboring illegal immigrants, document fraud, bank fraud and identity theft. The 58-year-old man was ordered jailed pending his federal trial because of fears he might flee the country.
Rubashkin Still Awaiting Federal Bail Decision
Cedar Rapids, IA [KCRG] — A former executive at Postville’s Agriprocessors plant will need to wait until at least Tuesday to find out if he can leave jail.
Sholom Rubashkin faces charges of harboring illegal immigrants, document fraud, bank fraud and identity theft. The 58-year-old man was ordered jailed pending his federal trial because of fears he might flee the country.
Rubashkin’s attorneys have argued much of the evidence used to order the defendant detained was based on incorrect information or interpretation.
During earlier hearings, federal agents described finding thousands of dollars in several places in the home along with travel-type documents.
In a bail hearing Monday morning, before federal judge Linda Reade, Rubashkin wife, Leah, tried to describe the reason for large amounts of cash in the home. Leah Rubashkin said the family has always kept large amounts of cash for various reasons, but it was not an indication her husband was getting ready to flee the country.
Rubashkin’s lawyers also introduced 299 letters of support from members of the Postville community and others who know Rubashkin. Those letters told the judge they believed the ex-Agriprocessor’s official was a good risk to remain in Postville while awaiting his federal trial.
The judge had to halt Monday’s proceedings before all witnesses had testified. That was because the judge was involved in another federal trial ready to begin.
Defense attorneys and the government will return Tuesday morning to resume the hearing. And the judge has promised a speedy hearing as to whether or not she’ll grant bail conditions for Sholom Rubashkin.
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before u post things, try getting the facts right. 58 years old??
Defend Rubashkin!
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Every single response to the article is horrible, biased, thoughtless and family.. Some examples:
sattre wrote:
Again, isn’t it quite suspicious that Sholom’s son, whom is autistic, is getting the blunt end of this? They always have an answer for everything. Isn’t this a form of child abuse? Sure would like to know who wrote the 299 letters of support from the community of Postville, maybe they were stolen identiites also. It’s more likely were written to keep the lunatic in jail. It would also be helpful to know who put up their homes. One can only imagine they were the houses owned by Nevel and Gal Investments. When they say “Postville” in a general form it makes us all look like idiots and I think the town is getting pretty disgusted with this. The only supporters are is “cult” members.
lumpenprole wrote:
The gangster Meyer Lansky fled to Israel. It took the FBI two years to extradite him back.
lili5044 wrote:
If they do let this IILLEGAL ALIEN and child slavery EX-employer out of jail and he leaves the country. We need to hold his lawyer and the judge wholly and completely responsible. Their careers should be on the line. Citizens are getting sick and tired of justice not getting carried out on the wealthy and political criminals not getting what they have coming. He needs to get used to wearing his orange jumpsuit and flip flops courtesy of the Iowa taxpayers! He is a criminal the same as any drug dealer,child molester etc. Just a suggestion his wife needs to quit spending all that stashed cash on high flying lawyers,15 kids are a lot of mouths to feed cause Daddy’s going to be gone a long long time :)
ch
he’s 49
elliyahu
These 2 last comments by these SICKIES are terrible. Where is the rachmonos that Rubashkin deserves without question… where is human nature? He’s suffered enough being incarcerated away from his family…we’re still talking that he has to stand trial in a few months anyhow… that is a humongous burden on Rubashkin’s life already. Not granting bail is reserved only for physical killers and molesters!! Hashem will turn this thing around in no time. No Jew will be left behind!!!
get real
hes 58??? check out facts before you post them my relative whos 55 has a full white beard
get real
anyway sholom mordechai im praying for you
i dont know how old he is but i would say that ‘ch’ (comment #3) would be more on track
anywone knows REALLY how old he is?