Artist drawing of Sholom Rubashkin taking the witness stand during his financial-fraud trial in federal court in Sioux Falls, S.D. November 5, 2009. By Mark Marturello for the Des Moines Register.
POSTVILLE, IA — Former eastern Iowa meat plant executive Sholom Rubashkin could face 21 to 27 years in prison for his role in a massive financial fraud scheme, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
Prosecutors plan to recommend a prison sentence that would range from 262 to 327 months, according to court papers filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan Jr.
Rubashkin May Face Term up to 27-Years
POSTVILLE, IA — Former eastern Iowa meat plant executive Sholom Rubashkin could face 21 to 27 years in prison for his role in a massive financial fraud scheme, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
Prosecutors plan to recommend a prison sentence that would range from 262 to 327 months, according to court papers filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan Jr.
The suggested sentence — which a judge can accept or ignore — is based on federal guidelines that consider the number of victims, Rubashkin’s specific role in the crime and other factors.
Rubashkin was convicted in November of 86 counts of financial fraud for his role in the bank- and document-fraud scandal at Agriprocessors Inc. The plant’s former vice president is expected to challenge his convictions before the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Agriprocessors Inc. was the site of a May 2008 immigration raid that led to the arrest of 389 illegal workers. The plant then slipped into bankruptcy, and has since come under new ownership as Agri Star.
Tefillos needed!
“The suggested sentence — which a judge can accept or ignore”
Let us all daven that the true Judge has this judge ignore the suggestion and deal with SMR with utmost kindness.
Boruch
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BW
Anti semitism. They are sentencing him as if he were a murderer. R”L.
amen to that comment
ye, lets daven
yb
interesting… the guy who tried to blow up the plane faces ony 20 years. interesting priorities
Henoch
I feel like they raided the plant and arrested him on the basis of hiring illegal immigrants, and then once they got him, they dropped all the illegal immigration business and threw down count after count of fraud and laundering. I may be missing something, but it seems like the illegal immigration was an excuse to take him in, and then they changed the subject to something that can put him away for a long time R”L. It seems so convenient to me. Let me know if I’m missing something or over simplifying.
NAZI-s
Criminals face 8 years!
a guy who Kivyachol printed a few fake invoices is far worse than mass murders!!
The bank WANTS fake letters!
When I was allying for a loan –
The loan advisor AT THE BANK told me to “get a fake letter from a family member about a gift” – in order to be approved for the loan.
I dont want to sit 21 years in Jail for that!!!
To Henoch
I totally agree with you. I think that it makes total sense
Enough is enough
When will Hakodosh Boruch Hu have rachmonus on us already and take us out of this bitter exile???!!!!