Jacob Ostreicher

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 formonths 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 actoractivist Sean Penn visited Ostreicher in Bolivia and pledged to work for his release.

Ostreicher was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1959 to David and Violet Ostreicher, both Orthodox Jews. He haschildren andgrandchildren.

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