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e December 2006 raids, neither the c of its officials were criminally charged. In Iowa, for example, one United Food and Comrr ("LIFCVV") official at Swift's Marshalltown, Iowa, plant was charged in an Iowa federal cou EFTA_R1_01496622 EFTA02427452 illegal immigrants and was sentenced to one year and
approximately 1,297 illegal employees were found. When ICE sought to raid Swift Kent persuaded them to proceed without a raid and instead to examine Swift's employm' weed out the illegal immigrants. Kent called the Iowa prosecutors on May 9, 2008. and fo faxed letter the same day requesting a meeting a
. However, as detailed in the memo below, prepared by a lawyer familiar with the that the federal government has been overly zealous in pursuing Mr. Rubashkin and has si considerably more severe restrictions and potential punishment than others in similar case: quite an eye-opener, well worth reading despit
t-packer that had been raided by ICE in six states in December 2006, when approximately 1,297 illegal employees were found. When ICE sought to raid Swift again in Texas, Kent persuaded them to proceed without a raid and instead to examine Swift's employment records and weed out the illegal immigrants.
her the company nor any of its officials were criminally charged. In Iowa, for example, one United Food and Commercial Workers ("UFCW") official at Swift's Marshalltown, Iowa, plant was charged in an Iowa federal court with harboring illegal immigrants and was sentenced to one year and one day in pris
nd circumstances of the crime and the purpose and scope of the crime have to be part of the punishment equation. Even the prosecutors agree that Mr. Rubashkin did not gain personally from this crime and that the only reason why he committed the crime was to try to save his fathers business from going unde
t-packer that had been raided by ICE in six states in December 2006, when approximately 1,297 illegal employees were found. When ICE sought to raid Swift again in Texas, Kent persuaded them to proceed without a raid and instead to examine Swift's employment records and weed out the illegal immigrants.
her the company nor any of its officials were criminally charged. In Iowa, for example, one United Food and Commercial Workers ("UFCW") official at Swift's Marshalltown, Iowa, plant was charged in an Iowa federal court with harboring illegal immigrants and was sentenced to one year and one day in pris
nd circumstances of the crime and the purpose and scope of the crime have to be part of the punishment equation. Even the prosecutors agree that Mr. Rubashkin did not gain personally from this crime and that the only reason why he committed the crime was to try to save his fathers business from going unde
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United States
LOCATIONPostville
LOCATIONAgriprocessors
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Houston
LOCATIONCunningham
PERSON
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATIONThe Court of Appeals
ORGANIZATIONMichael Bianco
PERSON
Eric Trump
PERSON
James Baker
PERSON
St. Louis
LOCATIONthe American Meat Institute
ORGANIZATIONSwift & Co.
ORGANIZATIONInsolia
ORGANIZATIONAction Rags USA - A
ORGANIZATIONMiyako Sushi
ORGANIZATIONPanda China Buffets - ICE
ORGANIZATIONRosenbaum-Cunningham International, Inc.
ORGANIZATIONRobert W. Kent
PERSON