page_title: Jacob Ostreicher
section_title: Rally
hierarchical_section_title: Jacob Ostreicher / Public campaigns / Rally
caption_attribution_description: English: Free Jacob Ostreicher Rally
context_page_description: Jacob Ostreicher is an American businessman and investor. In June 2011, he was arrested in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, while overseeing a rice growing agricultural venture that he had invested in, and was jailed for 18 months on suspicion of money laundering, though he was never formally charged. Ostreicher maintained his innocence and stated that the allegations by the Bolivian government were "the scam of the century". His family and friends initiated a public effort to plea for his release, and actor-activist Sean Penn visited Ostreicher in Bolivia and pledged to work for his release.
  On December 18, 2012, Ostreicher was released from prison on $14,000 bail and placed under house arrest. Bolivian officials were later arrested for what authorities state was an extortion ring. On December 16, 2013, Ostreicher arrived in the United States after 30 months in Bolivia. It was unclear how he managed to flee the country.
context_section_description: A rally was held for Ostreicher in front of the Bolivian Mission in New York City on May 3, 2012. The rally was arranged by Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind.
caption: Man holding a sign at a rally in NYC
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