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Category Archives: Sharashefsky
Ponzi Suspect Got Me Out Of Hell Says Teen
More on Joseph Shereshevsky. From the New York Daily News: A Brooklyn teen once banished to a Jamaican boot camp has come to the defense of a businessman charged with scamming mostly Orthodox Jewish investors out of $250 million. Isaac … Continue reading
Posted in Isaac Hersh, Sharashefsky
Tagged diamond district, jewish faith, living hell, orthodox jewish community, tranquility bay, ultra orthodox jews
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Joseph Shereshevsky A Rabbi?
A source emails: FYI: Joseph Shereshevsky was never a rabbi. Rabbi Chaim Shereshevsky was his father. I found the link you probably wanted to send me (re: Tranquility Bay): He is referred to as Rabbi and research will tell you … Continue reading
Joseph Shereshevsky Exploited Community Ties
Tom Sheen writes: A Norfolk resident charged Monday with helping bilk investors out of $100 million relied on ties that he cultivated within the region’s Orthodox Jewish community during the past decade, according to court documents. Joseph Shereshevsky became known … Continue reading
Posted in Sharashefsky
Tagged ghent section, nai israel synagogue, orthodox jewish community, rabbi chaim, sabbath services, uncle stanley
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The Rabbi, the Do-Gooder, The Lost $100 Million
From the WSJ: Rabbi Chaim Silver of the B’nai Israel Congregation in Norfolk, Va., says members have called him often with a question about a congregant: "Can I trust Joseph Shereshevsky? I am planning to invest a lot of money … Continue reading
Posted in Sharashefsky
Tagged federal prosecutors, nai israel congregation, orthodox jews, private equity firm, rabbi chaim, rabbi silver
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Shereshevsky’s Rabbi Talks To Media
From WAVY TV 10: According to the US Attorney’s Office and FBI, from at least 2005 on, the men would raise money from investors for private placement offerings, then use all or part of the money for other purposes, including … Continue reading
Posted in Sharashefsky
Tagged bank fraud, federal documents, nai israel, rabbi chaim, rabbi silver, wavy tv 10
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Orthodox Jews Targeted In Scam By The Same Bloke Who Denied His Wife A Divorce For Near A Decade
I’ve received emails asking me why I have not linked the Joseph Shereshevsky below to the Rabbi Yossi Sharashefsky who refused for many years to give his wife a get (Jewish divorce). The reason I have not linked them is … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud, Orthodoxy, Sharashefsky
Tagged bank fraud, orthodox jewish community, orthodox jews, private placements, securities and exchange commission, unauthorized purposes
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Another View On Yossi Shereshevsky
A rabbi writes: Levi, Not sure how you get the best scoops on these stories (Mordechai Gafni, Isaac Hersh), but your info seems the most complete. Regarding "Sherry", what we called Yossi as a teenager, here’s the other side of … Continue reading
Posted in Sharashefsky
Tagged bitter divorce, contradictions, decade, east coast, hersh, israel goldstein, Kollel, orthodox community, orthodox woman, perfidy, personal knowledge, rabbi yossi, religious court, rogues, scoops, shabbat, sherry, signs, teenager, whitewash
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Who’s The Yossi Sharashefsky Who Provided A Jet For ‘Rescuing’ Isaac Hersh?
He’s a guy who’s withheld a get (Jewish divorce) from his wife for more than a decade. He also married off his daughter while she was still a child. Here’s more on the Isaac Hersh saga. Rabbi Sharashefky worked with … Continue reading
Posted in Sharashefsky
Tagged agudath israel of america, borough park, charles hynes, debra nussbaum cohen, district attorney, divorce decree, foremost experts, gita, israel goldstein, jewish divorce, jewish law, jewish telegraphic agency, jewish world, ketana, legal word, minor daughter, rabbi shlomo, rabbi yossi, torah sages, zalman
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