By Dave Franzman, KCRG
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former executive at Postville’s Agriprocessors plant will need to wait until at least Tuesday to find out if he can leave jail.
Sholom Rubashkin faces charges of harboring illegal immigrants, document fraud, bank fraud and identity theft. The 58-year-old man was ordered jailed pending his federal trial because of fears he might flee the country.
Rubashkin’s attorneys have argued much of the evidence used to order the defendant detained was based on incorrect information or interpretation.
During earlier hearings, federal agents described finding thousands of dollars in several places in the home along with travel-type documents.
In a bail hearing Monday morning, before federal judge Linda Reade, Rubashkin wife, Leah, tried to describe the reason for large amounts of cash in the home. Leah Rubashkin said the family has always kept large amounts of cash for various reasons, but it was not an indication her husband was getting ready to flee the country.
Rubashkin’s lawyers also introduced 299 letters of support from members of the Postville community and others who know Rubashkin. Those letters told the judge they believed the ex-Agriprocessor’s official was a good risk to remain in Postville while awaiting his federal trial.
The judge had to halt Monday’s proceedings before all witnesses had testified. That was because the judge was involved in another federal trial ready to begin.
Defense attorneys and the government will return Tuesday morning to resume the hearing. And the judge has promised a speedy hearing as to whether or not she’ll grant bail conditions for Sholom Rubashkin.
diden’t he get all those workers from goverment agencies?
actually my fathers says kapitel nun please say tehilim for tomorows hearing
sholom mordechai is not 58 maybe 53/2
he is not wrong if he didnt know.
is he worng?
When will the anti semitism be confronted and stopped?????