Mich. 'Robin Hood' banker sent to prison; manager stole $340K but says she gave it awayOctober 6th, 2009 Mich. 'Robin Hood' banker gets year in prisonDETROIT — A Michigan bank manager who insists she gave the $340,000 she stole over eight years to needy customers has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. Patricia Keezer says the embezzling began in 2000, when she would give people $2,000 at a time for car repairs, mortgage payments and taxes.
Federal appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingOctober 5th, 2009 Appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has upheld prison sentences given to a father and son who built Adelphia Communications into a cable television powerhouse. The 2nd U.S.
Kosher slaughterhouse executive pleads guilty to conspiring to make false statements to bankSeptember 30th, 2009 Kosher slaughterhouse exec pleads guiltyCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The former chief financial officer for a kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa has pleaded guilty to conspiring to make false statements to a bank. Mitchel Meltzer is the latest executive of Agriprocessors Inc.
Mich. woman wanted to freeze eggs, but must report to prison _ even if her clock is tickingSeptember 2nd, 2009 Mich. woman hoped to freeze eggs, headed to prisonDETROIT — A Detroit-area woman who wanted to freeze her eggs before going to prison for six years failed to persuade a judge Wednesday to delay her sentence by two weeks. Noting a series of earlier extensions, U.S.
Iowa judge moves trial for managers of kosher slaughterhouse that was site of immigration raidSeptember 1st, 2009 Iowa judge moves trial of slaughterhouse managersIOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge has moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid last year from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, S.D. U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade ruled Tuesday 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.
Obama assails wasteful Pentagon spending, calls for changes in how contracts are awardedAugust 17th, 2009 Obama criticizes wasteful defense spendingPHOENIX — President Barack Obama says the United States cannot build a military for this century as long as defense contracts are influenced by special interests and wasteful spending. Obama told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention Monday that he wants to change how the Pentagon does business so the dollars are spent protecting the nation and its troops.
Sale of troubled Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to Canadian plastics manufacturer approvedJuly 20th, 2009 Sale of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse approvedIOWA CITY, Iowa — A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that was subjected to a large immigration raid. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul J.
Former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager faces new charges stemming from immigration raidJuly 17th, 2009 New charges filed in Iowa slaughterhouse caseCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Federal prosecutors have added wire and mail fraud charges to the allegations against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa. The new, 163-count indictment was filed Thursday against Sholom Rubashkin, a former executive at Agriprocessors Inc.
Newly formed Iowa company bids $8.5 million for kosher slaughterhouse at bankruptcy auctionJuly 6th, 2009 Company bids $8.5 million for Iowa slaughterhouseCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A newly formed Iowa company has bid $8.5 million for a struggling kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid last year. SHF Industries made the bid for the Agriprocessors plant Monday in U.S.
Partners agree to buy northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse raided by immigration agentsJune 24th, 2009 Partners agree to buy Iowa kosher slaughterhouseIOWA CITY, Iowa — The president of a Canadian plastics plant and two others filed court documents Tuesday to buy a struggling kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa that was the site of a massive raid by immigration agents last year. Bankruptcy trustee Joe Sarachek said the move should end months of uncertainty for the plant, Agriprocessors Inc., and the town of Postville.
Group agrees to buy raided northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse pending bankruptcy hearingJune 23rd, 2009 Group agrees to buy Iowa kosher slaughterhouseIOWA CITY, Iowa — The president of a Canadian plastics plant and two partners have agreed to buy a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa that was the site of a massive immigration raid last year, pending a bankruptcy hearing. The move confirmed by bankruptcy trustee Joe Sarachek ends months of uncertainty for the Agriprocessors Inc.
A sample menu for Georgia prison inmates on Friday, when they get only 2 mealsJune 5th, 2009 A sample Friday menu for Georgia inmatesA sample Friday menu for prisoners in Georgia, who are now getting only two meals that day as the state tries to save money:
Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs
Grits
Corn Muffins
Bran cereal
Pineapple beverage
Margarine
Coffee
Milk
Dinner:
Chicken and biscuits
Turnip greens
Tossed salad
Vinegar and oil dressing
Mashed potatoes
Spice cake
Iced tea
Source: Georgia Department of Corrections
Mich. officials announce closings of 3 prisons, 5 prison camps to save more than $118MJune 5th, 2009 Michigan shutting 3 prisons, 5 camps to save moneyLANSING, Mich. — Michigan officials say three prisons will close this year, along with five minimum-security prison camps, to save more than $118 million.
Bells toll as Iowa town marks anniversary of immigration raid that upended local economyMay 12th, 2009 Vigils for 1st anniversary of immigration raidPOSTVILLE, Iowa — Church bells have started tolling in a small Iowa town to mark the first anniversary of the immigration raid on a kosher meatpacking plant that upended the local economy. Bells started ringing at 10 a.m.
Company buys $10M debt of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that went bankrupt after immigration raidMay 8th, 2009 Firm buys Iowa meatpacker debt, making sale likelyIOWA CITY, Iowa — An undisclosed company has bought a $10 million credit line to a bankrupt kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa, paving the way for the plant's sale. Agriprocessors Inc.
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