Cedar Rapids, IA – A U.S. District Court judge has moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Judge Linda Reade ruled today that the “prodigious” amount of negative pretrial publicity about Agriprocessors, Inc., and former top manager Sholom Rubashkin caused potential jurors to develop a bias against them.
The trial has been set for Oct. 13.
The order filed Tuesday was the second victory for Rubashkin’s defense team , who earlier asked for and received a month’s delay in the trial.
Rubashkin and three co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to immigration, bank fraud, wire fraud and mail fraud charges.
Agriprocessors was the subject of a massive immigration raid in 2008.
B”H!!! Kivun Shenidche, yidche legamri
may hashem help them get out of this mess free and clear!
All of us should be misspalel for them
I’m not sure it will make any difference….everyone in the region has heard about the the “Rubashkin Affair” and the Agriproccesors’ case. There are very few Jews in South Dakota so maybe they haven’t focused on the details but the local media will quickly pick up the story.
Mishan’e Makom Mishan’e Mazal!!
this should help S.D is a very republican and religious state who probably mistrust the Federal Government so hopefully things will work out for the good
Thank you Hashem!
on Oct 13 (25th of Tishri) is the yurtzeit of the bardishiver ruv my they be helped in his zechus
A jury pool readily is available for the Oct. 13 trial date.
We will win this one. This is a milchama between Orthodox and reform and we need and Im”h will win. The facts of how it payed out are not relevant.
Since Obama publicly opined as to their guilt (in his view), it is hard to see how they could get a fair trial, but their chances seem better out of state.
B”H, may they be victorious over all their enemies!!
May God help him !
go sholom go…… when its all over send the winning court verdict to that two faced Obama who slandered you on his campaign trail…finding you all guilty before innocent.. ………………….some fligging lawyer that Obama.
he should be forced to stand trial in the same town which he single handedly destroyed !
The holy Barditchiver was known also as the great defender of the Jewish nation. It is also the yahrtzeit of the great Chasam Sofer
If you were a real postville resident you would never post such a msg. Your msg truly shows your true colors
I saw his mother today in front of their deli on thirteenth avenue, tidying up, what a tzadekes! lomir heren besires toives!
Sholom Mordechai Halevi ben Rivka
I’ve been writing and saying this for the past year:
Sholom Mordechai HaLevi ben Rivka will walk away completely from these charges and I would not be surprised that he sues the U.S. Government and wins.