Slaughterhouse indictment issued
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A federal grand jury has issued a 12-count indictment alleging that managers of a kosher slaughterhouse were intricately involved in efforts to employ illegal workers.
The indictment involving the Agriprocessors plant in Postville was issued Thursday and unsealed Friday. Former Chief Executive Sholom Rubashkin and human resources worker Karina Freund, both facing federal charges, and three others were named. Federal immigration agents raided the plant in May and arrested 389 illegal immigrants.
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