Rubashkin gets help from Washington attorney
7:45 AM
Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008
CEDAR RAPIDs, Iowa (AP) -- A former U.S. Department of Homeland Security attorney has represented a former kosher slaughterhouse manager who faces immigration charges in federal court in Iowa.
Baruch Weiss, a partner in the Washington D.C. law firm Arent Fox, was given permission to practice in Iowa to represent Sholom Rubashkin at a bail hearing this week.
Rubashkin pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal immigration charges including conspiracy to harbor illegal immigrants for financial gain.
The charges stem from a May 12 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville.
A judge on Thursday ordered Rubashkin detained in another case where he's charged with bank fraud.
Weiss says he's discussing with the family whether he will continue to represent Rubashkin.
Baruch Weiss, a partner in the Washington D.C. law firm Arent Fox, was given permission to practice in Iowa to represent Sholom Rubashkin at a bail hearing this week.
Rubashkin pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal immigration charges including conspiracy to harbor illegal immigrants for financial gain.
The charges stem from a May 12 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville.
A judge on Thursday ordered Rubashkin detained in another case where he's charged with bank fraud.
Weiss says he's discussing with the family whether he will continue to represent Rubashkin.
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