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Trump commutes sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, kosher meatpacking exec

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Former Iowa meatpacking executive Sholom Rubashkin had hoped new evidence could shorten his prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering. Wochit

Sholom Rubashkin, right, heads to a court appearance in Cear Rapids on Oct. 30, 2008.(Photo: Register file photo)

DES MOINES — President Trump on Wednesday commuted the prison sentence of former Iowa…

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As part of the continuing efforts to bring justice to a case that has shocked and horrified the Jewish community and earned the outrage of legal scholars throughout the world,…Read more »

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The Unchecked Power of America's Justice System in the case of Shalom Rubashkin. Please watch the video & sign the petition! On Monday the Supreme Court will meet to decide if they will hear the case of Rubashkin vs. United States, Please sign the petition to tell the Supreme Court to hear this case - http://chn.ge/RKcm88

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Unjustified: The Unchecked Power of America's Justice System

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No Ruling in Rubashkin Case; Attorney Says Hopeful For New Trial

Des Moines, IA - An attorney for a former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse executive convicted of financial fraud says he’s “hopeful” Sholom Rubashkin will get a new trial.

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis heard arguments Wednesday. Attorney Guy Cook says the court took the case under advisement.

R, Sholom the former Agriprocessors Inc. manager, was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 27 years in prison. His arrest followed an immigration raid at the company’s Postville plant in 2008.

Rubashkin sought a new trial claiming Chief U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade, who presided over his trial, couldn’t be impartial and should have recused herself because she participated in the planning of the raid.

Sean Berry, a spokesman with the U.S. attorney’s office, says prosecutors would not comment on Wednesday’s hearing.

Nathan Lewin, lead attorney for the Rubashkin defense team told VIN News in an exclusive interview that he thought that while he felt the judges in today’s hearing were open to his arguments, there is no way to know when or what they will decide.

“I told the court I would apply for bail for Rubashkin and I thought the judges were receptive and interested.  You never know in a court of appeals what they are going to do.  They can take as long as they want before they make any decisions.

St. Louis lawyer Norman Pressman who also attended today’s hearing told VIN News that the lawyers for both sides presented strong cases which were well received by the three judges.

“It was an extremely well argued case and the court complimented both lawyers.  Mr. Lewin did a superb job arguing a difficult case and he made some very good points, explaining why he thought his client was treated unfairly.  While Mr. Lewin concentrated mostly on the recusal of Judge Reid, the court seemed to be more interested in the length of the sentence handed down in the case.”

“In many cases the court just listens to the attorneys present their arguments but the judges were very interested, read the briefs and asked numerous questions. Judge William J. Riley, who presided over the case, complimented both lawyers for doing an excellent job.

in case you are not familiar with the case click the links below and get a little educated Justice For Sholom and Wikipedia

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Sholom Rubashkin

Sholom Rubashkin, the former owner of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa, was vilified and decried relentlessly by various Jewish social justice organizations for his alleged labor abuses. This past week the Iowa state court acquitted Mr. Rubashkin on all child labor charges. All other labor violations were previously dropped by the Attorney General's office. Rubashkin was however found guilty of bank fraud prior to this acquittal. Nonetheless, the American justice system has not found Sholom Rubashkin guilty for any of the labor allegations leveled against him throughout this ordeal.

It was absolutely unethical and unlawful for Mr. Rubashkin to overstate the assets of his company in order to secure a greater line of credit from his bank. The issue of his bank fraud though was never the primary, nor even a tangential issue for the organizations that rushed to vilify him. The overriding and central set of allegations that occupied the prime spot for the motivation to launch a nationwide campaign were undocumented workers and child labor; both of which Rubashkin has either been acquitted of or the charges have been dropped. (Interestingly, the new ethical kosher seal, Tav HaYosher, launched by Uri L'Tzedek does not monitor or verify for undocumented workers before granting certification.)

How will Uri L'Tzedek and other Jewish social justice organizations respond to this new reality? Will they release new protocols that will help ethically guide them when they feel compelled to take drastic actions, such as a boycott or public shaming of people in the press? Will they offer an apology for their actions they committed prior to letting the American justice system deliver a verdict?

It is my assertion that all the events surrounding this case, from day one, demonstrate the truth that there is no situation that is black and white, an easy right or an easy wrong. Almost all situations are complex and multifaceted and call for careful research, patience and working alongside the processes of the American legal system before making quick decisions or performing actions which one will come to regret later. I pray that as we reflect on this entire ordeal, we will learn those lessons, both as a collective community and as individuals.