▁law . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement ▁( ICE ) ▁st aged ▁a ▁ra id ▁of ▁the ▁plant , ▁and ▁arrested ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁illegal ▁imm igr ant ▁workers . ▁Ag ri process ors ▁plants ▁stopped ▁operating ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁firm ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Sh ol om ▁Rub ash kin ▁as ▁the ▁highest ▁ranking ▁day - to - day ▁corpor ate ▁officer ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁federal ▁financial ▁fra ud ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁let ▁free ▁after ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁comm uted ▁his ▁prison ▁sentence ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ag ri process ors ▁plant ▁was ▁bought ▁at ▁au ction ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁SH F ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁has ▁res umed ▁production ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁Ag ri ▁Star . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁A aron ▁Rub ash kin , ▁a ▁Russian - born ▁Lub av itch er ▁Has id ic ▁but cher ▁from ▁Brook lyn , ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁economic ▁struct ural ▁changes ▁to ▁bring ▁mass - production ▁to ▁the ▁k os her ▁meat ▁production ▁business . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7