Judge denies motions in bank fraud conviction of ex-slaughterhouse manager in Iowa

Judge denies motions in Iowa slaughterhouse case

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A federal judge has denied motions for acquittal and a new trial in the bank fraud conviction of a former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse.

U.S. District Judge Linda Reade ruled Wednesday there was sufficient evidence for Sholom Rubashkin’s conviction and none of the grounds argued in the motions warranted a new trial.

Rubashkin was convicted on 86 counts of financial fraud in November.

The conviction stemmed from a massive immigration raid at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville in May 2008.

Information from: The Gazette, www.gazetteonline.com/