Cedar Rapids, IA-based Midamar and Islamic Services, along with brothers Jalel and Yahya Nasser Aossey, were named in a Dec. 5 indictment alleging 92 charges. However, all defendants reached plea agreements with government prosecutors just before a jury trial that was scheduled for last month. In a separate trial in mid-July, William B. Aossey Jr., father of the two Aossey brothers, was convicted by a jury on 15 of the 19 charges brought against him. He was taken into federal custody pending sentencing, and his appeal for a new trial was recently denied.
Food Safety News reports:
A preliminary order of forfeiture has been entered in the U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa requiring defendants Midamar Corporation and Islamic Services of America to pay a judgment of $600,000 to the federal government. Signed by Chief Judge Linda R. Reade, the order was entered after the business entities each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
The federal forfeiture order authorizes the U.S. Attorney General or a designated representative to locate and seize money or other assets to satisfy the judgment.
Cedar Rapids, IA-based Midamar and Islamic Services, along with brothers Jalel and Yahya Nasser Aossey, were named in a Dec. 5 indictment alleging 92 charges. However, all defendants reached plea agreements with government prosecutors just before a jury trial that was scheduled for last month.
In a separate trial in mid-July, William B. Aossey Jr., father of the two Aossey brothers, was convicted by a jury on 15 of the 19 charges brought against him. He was taken into federal custody pending sentencing, and his appeal for a new trial was recently denied.
Like Midamar and Islamic Services, Jalel Aossey pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy. Yahya Nasser Aossey pleaded guilty to two counts of selling misbranded meat.…
The rest of the Aossey brothers' sentences will be handed down after pre-sentencing reports are completed.
Jalal Assoey could be sentenced to five years in federal prison for the conspiracy charge. His brother Yahya could face as much as two years in prison.
Reade was the presiding judge in the trial of Agriprocessors VP Sholom Rubashkin.
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