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Rubashkin Being Moved, Braley Says Justice Served

Sholom Rubashkin walks to the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Rubashkin has been accused of hiring illegal immigrants, violating child labor laws and abusing workers at one of the nation's largest kosher slaughterhouses. (AP Photo/Lara Neel, Argus Leader)

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Rubashkin Being Moved, Braley Says Justice Served

By Daren Sukhram

Story Created: Nov 13, 2009 at 1:29 PM CST

Story Updated: Nov 13, 2009 at 1:29 PM CST

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressman Bruce Braley is speaking out on the former kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of financial fraud.

In a statement released Friday, Braley says the conviction Thursday of Sholom Rubashkin on 86 of 91 fraud counts allows the community of Postville to finally see some closure. He also calls it an important step forward for the nation's broken immigration system.

A May 2008 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville led to the arrest of 389 workers. It was the largest such raid in U.S. history.

Braley says the federal government cannot allow employers to break the law and take advantage of cheap labor. The Democrat adds that while justice has been served, his "heart goes out to the community of Postville."

The former slaughterhouse manager is being transferred from the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, S.D. Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Genz says Rubashkin was moved from the prison Friday morning. He declined to say where he was being taken.

Rubashkin attorney Guy Cook says he will likely be moved to the
Woodbury County Jail in Iowa.

Rubashkin faces a second trial Dec. 2 on immigration charges.

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