Posted on 04/21/2010 7:33:43 AM PDT by Nachum
It's hard to feel any sympathy for Sholom Rubashkin, who will be sentenced April 28 for his part in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud scheme. He stands convicted of some very serious federal crimes, and deserves to spend time behind bars. But if you believe that the punishment should fit the crime, you might find yourself arguing for a little compassion instead when it comes to prosecutors recommending Rubashkin should spend life in prison.
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Bank fraud is bank fraud.
This guy is truly Orthodox Jewish in the same way that bacon is kosher.
This thief should be caned one stroke for every $1,000. You want to let him out early, fine. One stroke a day and he will be out in 1,000 days or so.
All religions have them (or at least the ones I know about).
The most overtly pious are often the most corrupt.
Anyone who uses their religion in business is typically a crook, IMHO.
Research into the food safety situation at Agriprocessors has led to some alarming finds.
Investigation of government reports has revealed two Class I meat recalls within the space of eight months, along with "Mad Cow" monitoring violations, fecal and bile contamination of meat and poultry, foreign objects in food, and live rodents and feces.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service defines a Class I recall as "a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."
Moreover, the Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued over 250 citations for violations of food safety procedures between January 1, 2006 and January 24, 2007.
The types of violations are varied and include instances where the threat of food-borne illness for consumers may have been increased, along with violations of a sanitary nature. Source documents from U.S. government agencies are available for download.
Life in prison for a white collar fraud case really is a bit much. Most murderers, rapists, don’t get that. I’d prefer a stiff prison sentence, for enough years to really get his attention, then release him with a strict probation. This could be conditional, out to work at a job so he can pay restitution for his victims. Give him a choice,, stay in a cell, or work free but your victims get 80% of what you can earn.
Nobody from Goldman Sachs will get life,,, That congressman with a freezer full of cash won’t get life.
Multi-million dollar scam. LOL, the piker. Obama, McCain, etc,, are laughing themselves silly at him. Poor SOB should have gone into politics,,, thats really the only safe way to do white collar crime.
I believe the most effective punishment would be to turn him over to the people he scammed and let them do with him as they see fit. Let the punishment fit the crime.
I assume that the sentences for each count for which he was convicted were established prior to Rubashkin’s convictions on those counts. And certainly public information for those interested, either academically or because they intended to violate said statutes.
The “the other guy did worse and he gets less time” defense is a tad weak.
The writer is a defense lawyer. Naturally any criminal would believe in soft treatment for criminals.
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