Former Agriprocessor manager's attorneys ask for light sentence

Attorneys for a former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse want a light prison sentence.

The lawyers in court papers filed Friday asked a judge to sentence Sholom Rubashkin to no more than six years. Prosecutors have indicated they would recommend a 21- to 27-year prison term based on federal guidelines.

Rubashkin was convicted on 86 counts of bank fraud and other charges in November. The conviction stemmed from a massive immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville in May 2008.

U.S. District Judge Linda Reade has scheduled a sentencing hearing for Rubashkin on April 28-29 in Cedar Rapids.

-- Associated Press

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