There have been many who have spread many false rumors – many for ulterior motives – about Sholom Rubashkin. We feel it is important to address these fabrications. Truth be told, each lie is so transparent on its own it would be easy to deal with, but there are just so many of them. Here [...]
The foregoing history of this criminal prosecution demonstrates that, from beginning to end, the case against Sholom Rubashkin has been pursued by the federal prosecutors with unprecedented aggressiveness. To our knowledge, in no prior federal criminal prosecution based on immigration-law and bank-fraud allegations: (1) Has an accused charged with harboring illegal aliens been required to [...]
If you are outraged by the gross injustice committed in this case, know that you are not alone. 51 Congressional leaders have taken up this cause by writing letters demanding an investigation by Attorney General Eric Holder into the actions of the prosecutors in Iowa, for whom he is ultimately responsible.
Jumping on the bandwagon, Iowa state prosecutors charged Sholom with an astounding 9,311 child labor violations. The sheer amount of these charges was used by many as proof that there must be some truth to the allegations. Presidential candidate Obama even parroted the charges as fact when asked about it.
Prosecutors argued, for the first time ever, that a Jew is automatically a greater flight risk based on Israel’s Law of Return, even though he is an American citizen…
Prosecutors charged Sholom Rubashkin using the Packers and Stockyards Act as the basis for criminal charges for the very first time since it passed, 91 years ago…
A first time, non-violent offender sentenced to 27 years in prison, practically a life sentence for a 51 year old…