Vol. 72/No. 23 June 9, 2008


297 Iowa meat packers are railroaded to jail
Convicted on ‘identity theft’ charges
(lead article)

BY SETH GALINSKY
DES MOINES—Of the 389 immigrant workers arrested as part of the May 12 raid at Agriprocessors Inc., in Postville, Iowa, 297 were sentenced on federal felony charges at the end of May. Most were charged with using false documentation or with “false useâ€