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Kosher meat plant owner set for 27 year sentence

June 21, 2010 17:31
Sholom Rubashkin: convicted of more than 80 fraud charges.

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Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

1 min read

The former CEO of America's largest kosher slaughterhouse Sholom Rubashkin is expected to be sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Mr Rubashkin, 51, the former CEO of the Agriprocessors slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, was convicted of 86 counts of bank fraud in November. He is expected to appeal against his conviction.

Agriprocessors was raided by federal agents in May 2008. Almost 400 illegal immigrants, mainly from Guatemala, were rounded up and deported.

Over the months that followed Mr Rubashkin faced charges of bank fraud, and of employing undocumented and underage workers. He was later acquitted of all child labour charges.