Monsey – Town Says Matzo Oven Was Illegally Connected To Trailer
RAMAPO – Firefighters doused an illegal matzo oven connected to a school trailer Thursday on a property that was cited for numerous building code violations earlier in the month.
New York – Rabbis Advocate For Leniency In Silver Sentencing WhIle Wife Cites Health Concerns
New York – Less than two weeks before he is due to be sentenced on corruption charges, Sheldon Silver’s wife is asking a federal judge to go easy on her husband, citing his recent battle with prostate cancer.
I Paid Shaya Lichtenstein $12K For Gun License and Wound Up With Nothing
So what if he greased some palms to get a gun license? That’s not stopping a Brooklyn landlord from fighting for his right to bear arms.
Israel Police: Multi-Million Dollar Theft At Israel’s Diamond Exchange
Israel Police are investigating serious allegations of a huge diamond theft at the Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange, which could cause the bankruptcy of up to a dozen diamond companies.
More NYPD Officers Probed In Bribes For Gun Licenses Scandal
NEW YORK — More officers and the command structure of an entire police precinct – are under investigation in the NYPD bribes for gun licenses scandal, sources said Tuesday.
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Requests Pardon For Medical Reasons
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto has submitted a request for pardon, Channel 10 reports Tuesday, just two months after beginning his jail sentence for corruption.
FBI’s NYPD Corruption Investigation; 3 More NYPD Officers Face Administrative Charges
NYPD cops pocketed cash bribes to “expedite” pistol permits for members of the Orthodox Jewish community and a Borough Park Shomrim patrol leader offered another officer a near $1 million payday to keep the scheme going, the feds charged Monday.
Court Convicts Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabber Yishai Schlissel of Murder
Yishai Schlissel, who stabbed participants in the July 2015 Gay Pride Parade in the capital, was convicted on Tuesday of murder and six counts of attempted murder by the Jerusalem District Court.
Shaya Lichtenstein, Shomrim Leader Busted In NYPD Corruption Probe
A leader of the Boro Park Shomrim private safety patrol was busted by the feds in a gun-permit scam tied to the widening NYPD corruption scandal.
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Out of Jail For Passover on Wedding Loophole
The Lod District Court on Monday gave permission for Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto head of the Shuvu Yisrael sect who is currently serving a year in jail for bribery and corruption to be released to take part in the wedding of his brother.