Postville meat plant official's extradition weighed
desmoinesregister.com
Written by
TONY LEYS
1:28 AM, Sep. 14, 2011

U.S. prosecutors are waiting to hear whether Israel will extradite a former supervisor accused of some of the worst abuses of workers at a former Postville meatpacking plant.

Hosam Amara was arrested in Israel last spring on two-year-old U.S. charges of fraud and immigration offenses tied to the Agriprocessors scandal.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan said this week that Israeli authorities held an extradition hearing for Amara last Wednesday. He said a ruling was expected “in the near future. I don’t know what that means. â€