Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Sholom Rubashkin
Granted December 20, 2017 by Donald Trump (Republican).
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Sholom Rubashkin was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 2010 of 14 counts of bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344, 24 counts of false statements and reports to a bank under 18 U.S.C. § 1014, 14 counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, nine counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341, 10 counts of money laundering and aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 1956, and 15 counts of willful violation of an order of the Secretary of Agriculture and aiding and abetting under 7 U.S.C. §§ 193 & 195. He was sentenced to 324 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. On December 20, 2017, President Donald Trump granted Rubashkin a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. §1344 (14 counts); false statements and reports to a bank, 18 U.S.C. §1014 (24 counts); wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (14 counts); mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §1341 (nine counts); money laundering and aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. §1956 (10 counts); willful violation of order of Secretary of Agriculture and aiding and abetting, 7 U.S.C. §§193 & 195 (15 counts)
Northern District of Iowa · 2010
Offense
Bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. §1344 (14 counts) (18 U.S.C. §1344 (14 counts))
Offense
false statements and reports to a bank, 18 U.S.C. §1014 (24 counts) (18 U.S.C. §1014 (24 counts))
Offense
wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (14 counts) (18 U.S.C. § 1343 (14 counts))
Offense
mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §1341 (nine counts) (18 U.S.C. §1341 (nine counts))
Offense
money laundering and aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. §1956 (10 counts) (18 U.S.C. §1956 (10 counts))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
324 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced June 22, 2010 · Northern District of Iowa
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