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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Agriprocessors

Illustrative: Defense attorney Montgomery Brown, right, and Sholom Rubashkin talk during the trial of Rubashkin, on state child labor charges on May 14, 2010, at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo, Iowa. (Andrea Melendez/AP, Pool)
December 21, 2017, 1:00 am
Trump commutes sentence of kosher meatpacking CEO Rubashkin
White House cites letters of support from lawmakers and others saying 27-year jail term handed down for bank fraud excessive
By ToI Staff and JTA
Illustrative: Defense attorney Montgomery Brown, right, and Sholom Rubashkin talk during the trial of Rubashkin, on state child labor charges on May 14, 2010, at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo, Iowa. (Andrea Melendez/AP, Pool)
May 13, 2016, 5:46 pm
100 politicians, justice officials sign letter backing Sholom Rubashkin
Text supports claim that prosecutors used improper tactics to get slaughterhouse exec jailed
By JTA
The largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States is located in Postville, Iowa, and has been renamed Agri Star. (Josh Tapper)
February 7, 2016, 6:40 am
Scandal-ridden Iowa kosher slaughterhouse is back in business
Years after raid on Agriprocessors and arrest of CEO, Canadian billionaire breathes life into Postville’s small but committed Jewish community
By Josh Tapper
Shmarya Rosenberg (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)
February 4, 2016, 12:47 am
FailedMessiah blogger signs off after 12 years of haredi muckraking
Shmarya Rosenberg, who focused on exposing scandals in ultra-Orthodox community, says he’ll now work on anti-poverty issues
By JTA
Canadian Jewish billionaire Hershey Friedman, who made his fortune in the packaging industry, owns America’s largest kosher meat company. (Nate Lavey/JTA)
January 24, 2016, 5:59 am
Orthodox billionaire tells why he bought a scandal-plagued kosher meat giant
Hershey Friedman spent millions to upgrade Agriprocessors, pull it out of bankruptcy and have it meet animal welfare standards
By Uriel Heilman
Former Iowa slaughterhouse manager Hosam Amara, who was given a 41-month prison term for exploiting immigrant workers for labor, money and sex. (AP Photo/Linn County Sheriff, File)
February 1, 2014, 3:59 am
Kosher slaughterhouse manager gets 41-month sentence
Hosam Amara, who was extradited to the US by Israel, to serve time for harboring, exploiting vulnerable immigrant workers
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Josh Shupack removing feathers from a chicken he slaughtered in his Oregon backyard, Nov. 6, 2013. (photo credit: Rebecca Spence/JTA)
November 24, 2013, 4:05 am
DIY kosher slaughter in the backyard
Taking matters into their own hands, a growing number of observant Jews are hoping to liberate kosher meat production from big industry
By Rebecca Spence
Fire truck responding to a call (illustrative screenshot: Youtube)
November 18, 2013, 7:57 am
Fire damages kosher meat plant in Iowa
Blaze at former site of Agriprocessors caused by laundry drier; no suspicion of arson
By JTA
Illustrative. Chickens for sale. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
August 30, 2013, 12:58 am
US kosher meat plant manager to admit guilt
Former Agriprocessors employee Hasam Omara signs plea agreement saying he harbored immigrants illegally for profit
By AP
October 4, 2012, 6:21 pm
US Supreme Court rejects Sholom Rubashkin’s appeal
Former head of nation’s largest kosher slaughterhouse will remain in prison on fraud convictions
September 20, 2012, 10:26 pm
Butcher’s fans’ beef with justice system
Supreme Court to rule on kosher slaughterer Rubashkin’s case next week
By Nathan Burstein
April 4, 2012, 10:16 am
Sholom Rubashkin to appeal fraud conviction to US Supreme Court
The former head of what was the largest kosher slaughterhouse in America claims prosecution misconduct
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