Actually, he borrowed $27 million from two banks, after presenting fraudulent financial statements. And, he never paid the money back.
Re: “He did not bring in illegals, as two levels of prosecution both lost in this regard, one having to withdraw and the other resulting in acquittal at trial.”
Rubashkin was acquitted of state criminal charges involving child labor. That trial had nothing to do with illegal immigrants.
However, the state of Iowa, in a civil procedure, fined Rubashkin $10 million for state labor violations. Rubashkin has not paid that fine.
The federal immigration charges against Rubashkin were dismissed “without prejudice.” That means that Rubashkin agreed that the immigration charges can be re-filed against him at some point in the future.
The reason the U.S. Attorney dismissed the federal immigration charges was because Rubashkin was convicted on 86 fraud related charges that carried a heavier sentence.
In exchange for the dismissed charges, Rubashkin also agreed that the judge in the fraud case could examine and consider the evidence in the immigration case before she determined Rubashkin’s prison sentence in the fraud case.
By the way, almost 400 illegal workers were found at Rubashkin’s processing plant.
It was, and remains, the largest illegal immigration bust in American history.
Yes, while one or two workers could be an innocent mistake, 400 illegals is a pattern of conduct. The only way to deal with illegal immigrants is by dealing with employers.
“And, he never paid the money back.”
He couldn’t after everything he owned was confiscated.
Did you MISS that simple fact?
Or are you deliberately presenting incomplerte ‘information’ out of maliciousnesss?
6 former US Attorneys General, spanning the entire ideological spectrum of the nation, saw fit to stand up for Sholom Rubashkin.
Explain that, Mr. Rabid.
If you can not get the white trash babies to work for
any thing less than CEO pay what can you do?.