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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: David Greenfield defends wearing tefillin on airplanes: link Anti-semitism highest since WW2: link R. Shlomo Riskin wants Efrat to be smoke-free: link When religious people lie: link Orthodox rabbis fight for release of convicted perpetrator of bank fraud: … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, bank fraud, david greenfield, Hirhurim, shlomo riskin
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Sholom Rubashkin Convicted of 86 Federal Charges in Fraud Scheme Involving Postville, Iowa, Kosher Meat Plant
The Des Moines Register reports: Sioux Falls, S.D. A jury has convicted Sholom Rubashkin of 86 federal charges for his part in a massive fraud scheme at his former meat plant, Agriprocessors Inc., in Postville. Jurors declared Rubashkin guilty … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, Chabad, Immigration, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged bank fraud, des moines register, federal, guilty, mail fraud, meat plant, money laundering, postville, Rabbi Shea Hecht, Sholom Rubashkin, Sioux Falls, wire fraud
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Corruption Informant In New Jersey Admits Guilt
From the Wall Street Journal: Solomon Dwek, whose secret cooperation in a New Jersey corruption and money-laundering probe led to criminal charges against 44 people, pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud and money-laundering charges. The plea by Mr. Dwek, a … Continue reading
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Tagged bank fraud, federal bureau of investigation, jersey mayors, real estate developer, solomon dwek, wall street journal
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Agriprocessors Update
Shmarya Rosenberg writes: Since I last posted on Agriprocessors, shortly after the company was hit with more than 9,000 counts of child labor violations, the company’s "former" CEO (and still current VP) Rabbi Sholom M. Rubashkin was arrested on felony immigration and identity fraud charges. … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriprocessors, bank fraud, dribs and drabs, fraud charges, rubashkin, secured creditors
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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
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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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