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October 31, 2008

Ex-Meatpacking CEO Arrested on Immigration Charges
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And federal immigration agents have arrested the former CEO of
meatpacking company Agriprocessors, the target of the largest
immigration raid in history. Nearly 400 workers were detained when
agents raided the plant in Postville, Iowa last May. The executive,
Sholom Rubashkin, faces charges of harboring undocumented immigrants.



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