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Category Archives: Agriprocessors
Sholom Rubashkin’s Disproportionate Sentence
James Felman and Mary Price write for The National Law Journal: A little more than a year ago, Sholom Rubashkin, a 51-year-old father of 10 with deep roots in his Iowa community and no prior criminal record, was sentenced to … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors
Tagged collateral consequences, economic crimes, justice department officials, lengthy prison sentences, rubashkin, social stigma
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Sholom Rubashkin; Judicial Disqualification
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Freeing Sholom Rubashkin
Rabbi Rabbs posts to FB: A Jew was sentenced to 27 years, the largest kosher slaughterhouse was shut down, perhaps all because a crooked woman served as the judge, prosecutor, sheriff, appellate justice, and if she had her way, would … Continue reading
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Another Exciting Sholom Rubashkin Update
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The Redemption Of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin
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Unity For Justice For Sholom Rubashkin
The Wikipedia entries on Sholom Rubashkin and Agriprocessors.
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s we study Parashat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2). Watch the videos. * This week’s parasha starts out with the … Continue reading
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Tagged hasidic movement, meat packing plant, orthodox jew, parashat behar, stephen bloom, weekly torah portion
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The Lucrative Business Of Importing Cheap Labor From Overseas
There are legal ways to bring in cheap labor from overseas to do brutal work for low wages. Immigration attorneys typically earn at least $10,000 per immigrant (because the application process is labor-intensive). Unskilled immigrants typically work for close to … Continue reading
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Tagged agriprocessors inc, american consulate in guangzhou, cathay pacific airlines, guangzhou china, immigrant visa, immigration attorneys, immigration reduction, political advocacy group, postville iowa
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JJ: A Jewish Apology to the World
So I came across this headline in the latest Jewish Journal. I couldn’t believe it. A Jewish apology to the world? For what? I had to read on. The article was by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder of Uri L’Tzedek. He … Continue reading
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Tagged american blacks, criminal violence, illegitimate births, Jewish Journal, kosher products, welfare dependency
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Sholom Rubashkin to Receive 27-Year Prison Sentence, Federal Judge Says
The Des Moines Register reports: Sholom Rubashkin will receive a 27-year federal prison sentence on Tuesday for his leadership in the financial fraud scandal at Agriprocessors Inc., a judge declared today. U.S. District Judge Linda Reade will impose a 324-month … Continue reading
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Tagged 27-year, bogus financial documents, Cedar Rapids, des moines register, false sales records, false work papers, financial fraud, illegal immigrant employees, Iowa, Judge Linda Reade, personally benefitted, postville, prison, sentenced, Sholom Rubashkin, slaughterhouse
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