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Category Archives: Spinka
Mira Zeffren – A New Spinka Indictment
Mira Zeffren was the president of the Kyffin Pharmacy at 6000 Woodman Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91401, but she’s now out of that business and facing indictment for money laundering. Mira Zeffren is known in Orthodox life in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Spinka
Tagged billing scam, bs pharmacy, Hancock Park, income tax return, integrated health services, meir panim, mutual acquaintance, ncs healthcare, pharmacy license, pieces of the puzzle, van nuys ca
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FBI Arrests Haredi Woman At Son’s Wedding
Failed Messiah reports: “Haredi woman arrested at son’s Borough Park wedding. The woman, who’s last name is Zaprin or Safrin, is allegedly another arrest linked to the Spinka Rebbe’s money laundering scandal. The Spinka Rebbe is currently serving time in … Continue reading
The David Rubin Indictment
Click here for the .pdf. I hear: The question that might be asked how will Yavneh do financially with its biggest benefactor busy with the indictment? Will there be fallout to any of the places David Rubin supported or individuals … Continue reading
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Tagged benefactor, blow out, David Rubin, indictment, Spinka
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Will The Spinka Hasidim Scandal Slow Down The Money Laundering Rampant In Orthodox Yeshivas?
You would think the Spinka downfall would have put it to a stop. I’ve heard that even though only a few people have been named so far in that case, there is a long list of major donors in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Spinka, Yeshiva
Tagged federal grand jury, financial fraud, hebrew academy, jewish institution, orthodox jews, plea deals
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Alan Friedman Sued
Alan Friedman was one of the people arrested in the Spinka fiasco. This lawsuit might be him. Case Number: SC099598 ALAN FRIEDMAN COMPANY VS. MARC E. HECKER
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Tagged alan friedman, case number, fiasco, hecker
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Spinka Tax Fraud Conviction
From the Los Angeles Times July 19: A Hancock Park man agreed to plead guilty to federal tax evasion charges for making donations to an Orthodox Jewish group that were mostly refunded and then deducting them on his tax returns, … Continue reading
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Tagged fraud conviction, Hancock Park, john vandevelde, orthodox judaism, tax evasion charges, thom mrozek
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Spinka Claims His Miranda Rights Were Violated Because He Doesn’t Understand English
One of the Spinka Hasidim busted along with the Spinka Rav is going to make a motion Monday that his arrest should be thrown out because he was read his rights in English which he doesn’t understand, and in Yiddish, … Continue reading
Guilty Plea In Spinka Case
My favorite headline on this comes from the UPI: "Banker Admits Fraud, Rabbi To Follow." From the Jerusalem Post: A Tel Aviv-based banker with United Mizrahi Bank pleaded guilty to setting up secret bank accounts in Israel that, prosecutors say, … Continue reading
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Tagged bank accounts, guilty plea, jerusalem post, jewish group, united mizrahi bank
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Rabbi Weil’s A Straight Arrow
Joe says: Beth Jacob’s Rabbi Weil is a straight arrow. He runs Beth Jacob meticulously. By the book. Not a penny shaved from the IRS. He is a sharp contrast to the Hungarian survivors Mafia of Hancock Park and BH. … Continue reading
Spinka Scandal
The blogger Orthodonomics posts to Cross-Currents: I might be one of the few bloggers who has the tax notes sitting on my nightstand. I would not use insularity as the description to describe the basis for this scheme, but arrogance. … Continue reading
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