GRANT SCHULTE – Des Moines Register
Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop identity-theft charges against a former Postville slaughterhouse executive in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Prosecutors on Monday afternoon asked a federal judge to dismiss aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft charges against Agriprocessors Inc., plant manager Brent Beebe and former executive Sholom Rubashkin.
Rubashkin had been charged with six counts, while Beebe and the plant each faced seven.
Rubashkin lawyer Guy Cook hailed the request as a victory for his client and a government admission of “overreaching in this case.”
Government lawyers said the charges stemmed from violations that could have been prosecuted until the recent Supreme Court ruling.
“There is nothing ‘unfair’ or ‘overreaching’ about subjecting defendant Rubashkin to the same laws as others,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan wrote in court papers.
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HE PAYED FOR ME TO GO TO GAN YISROAL 3 YEARS AGO -GREAT MAN!
This is a small positive step but it is just a small step
There are many other charges and he will need all the help he can get
I’m sure that his defense lawyer is aggressive and will do all he can but he also must be expensive and they probably need all the help they can get
we hope and pray that all the charges will be dropped but its a long shot
Amen. No Jew should face charges
saying Tehilim! Hashem will heip.
May they drop all charges. Sholom is a fantastic guy and he does not deserve any off this.
so whats going to happen now? Is he out of trouble? Someone explain please!!!