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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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A Little Joke
David Deutsch emails: …that few people would appreciate–it’s a work in progress, but I think it has potential: Why isn’t there a broader campaign in the Lubavitch world to free Rubashkin? Because when have you ever seen “free” next to … Continue reading
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Tagged hechsher, mormon church, mormon polygamists, religiousity, rubashkin, soap opera
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Does Sholom Rubashkin Deserve Freedom?
Washington D.C. lawyer for Agriprocessors Nat Lewin writes: Rarely does the Anti-Defamation League take up the cudgels for a Lubavitcher chassid. But in a recent letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the ADL protested a federal magistrate’s ruling that Sholom … Continue reading
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Tagged anti defamation league, born jew, federal criminal charges, federal magistrate, meatpacking plant, rubashkin
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Failed Messiah On A Tear
Failed Messiah reports: I broke this story a month ago and then added to Monday night. The JTA’s report is clearly based on these two posts. The JTA skips all mention of the involvement of Chabad’s national prison outreach organization, … Continue reading
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Tagged aleph institute, automatic citizenship, federal prisons, prison outreach, rubashkin, tax deductible donations
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Agriprocessors Update
Shmarya Rosenberg writes: Since I last posted on Agriprocessors, shortly after the company was hit with more than 9,000 counts of child labor violations, the company’s "former" CEO (and still current VP) Rabbi Sholom M. Rubashkin was arrested on felony immigration and identity fraud charges. … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriprocessors, bank fraud, dribs and drabs, fraud charges, rubashkin, secured creditors
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