Two More Congressman Call to Investigate Rubashkin Judge Linda Reade

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rubashkin-sherman-mcmahonCongressmen Michael McMahon and Brad Sherman have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate possible judicial impropriety in the Rubashkin case.

Congressman Michael McMahon [D-Staten Island, Brooklyn] and Congressman Brad Sherman [D-California], have written letters to Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. urging him to initiate a Justice Department investigation into allegations of improper ex parte communications, as well as possible abuse of sentencing guidelines, in the prosecution of Iowa businessman Sholom Rubashkin.

“Ex parte communications are not permitted between a federal judge and the government prosecutors who bring a case to trial before that federal judge” Rep. McMahon writes in the letter. “If contacts between the judge and the government attorneys were hidden from the defendant, this would result in a significant miscarriage of justice… These allegations demand immediate investigation.”

Some spectators have also questioned the wisdom behind the 27 year sentence imposed upon Mr. Rubashkin. A number of former US Attorneys General, US Attorneys, and several senior Justice Department officials wrote a letter to Chief Judge Reade on April 26, 2010, urging her to disregard the initial sentencing recommendation of 25 years. “Amazingly, instead of taking the advice of these experts, Judge Reade actually increased the length of the sentence proposed by federal prosecutors from 25 years to 27 years” Rep. McMahon writes. “This sentence appears to be grossly disproportionate to the sentences given to other similarly situated first time, non-violent white collar criminals.”

McMahon and Sherman now join a group of their colleagues who have already written to Attorney General Holder regarding the Rubashkin case, including Reps. Anthony Weiner, Tim Murphy, and Bill Delahunt.

“May their letters and many similar actions on behalf of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin be the conduit to right this terrible wrong,” said Shliach Mordy Einbinder, a friend of Congressman Brad Sherman.

“May we finally see an end to the suffering of the entire Rubashkin family with ultimate accountability for this indescribable abortion of justice.”

{COllive.com, Matzav.com Newscenter}


5 COMMENTS

  1. There’s good reason that Eric Holder doesn’t want to investigate the Rubashkin case. He knows that the Justice Dept. will need to bury their head in the sand at the outcome of his investigation.

  2. This is really good. I am in McMahon’s district and this is for sure a clincher to convince me to give him my vote. If I lived in Sherman’s district he’s also get my vote! We need to fix this broken justice system and bring honor back to our country!

  3. And I strongly argue that when a Hassidic jew in Iowa (no criminal record – non violant) gets 27 yrs for oversating assats (found guilty thru unfair practices by the judge and prosecuter) while a Muslim in Taxes trying to kill thousands only gets 24 yrs. This crys out for justice. I will not vote for any federal level politician who remain silent to such a failed unfair justice system.
    So the only one who gets my vote now is Anthony Weiner. Schumer and Gillibrand should be ashamed for doing nothing and remain silent. I herby ask you to do the same and to spread the word and forward this to all your friends.
    VOTE McMAHON (if you live in his district

  4. I live far off in Israel and my heart bleeds for Rubashkin and his family. I too believe, from reading allot about this case that he was grossly oversentanced. On the other hand, he was known to do many good deeds for many people, some about which I know personally…May true justice evolve from this case..

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