Rubashkin ordered to stay in jail

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The Associated Press

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A judge has ruled that the former manager of an Iowa slaughterhouse that was the site of a large immigration raid is a flight risk and should remain in federal custody.

U.S. Magistrate Jon Scoles issued the order Thursday for Sholom Rubashkin. The former CEO of Agriprocessors Inc. was arrested last week on bank fraud charges and had been released on $1 million bond.

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Sholom Rubashkin, right, former CEO of Agriprocessor, Inc., of Postville, Iowa, is led into the temporary Federal Courthouse by a United States Marshall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Prosecutors allege that Sholom Rubashkin allegedly diverted millions of dollars in customer payments to the wrong Agriprocessors bank account, allowing the company to borrow additional funds without proper collateral. (AP Photo/Iowa City Gazette, Cliff Jette)

Sholom Rubashkin, right, former CEO of Agriprocessor, Inc., of Postville, Iowa, is led into the temporary Federal Courthouse by a United States Marshall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Prosecutors allege that Sholom Rubashkin allegedly diverted millions of dollars in customer payments to the wrong Agriprocessors bank account, allowing the company to borrow additional funds without proper collateral. (AP Photo/Iowa City Gazette, Cliff Jette)

Federal agents say they found about $20,000 and passports in a travel bag in Rubashkin’s bedroom.

Prosecutors also allege Rubashkin tried to tamper with evidence when he was released from jail on other charges including harboring illegal immigrants.

Trial on those charges is scheduled for Jan. 20. A trial hasn’t been set on the bank fraud charge.