A 21-year-old woman has branded an Orthodox rabbi “dangerous and sick”, claiming he used his position to groom and assault her. The woman says Rabbi Chaim Halpern, spent time and effort winning her and her family’s trust before allegedly assaulting her when she went to him for spiritual guidance. The head of the ultra orthodox…
DetailsNicky Kohen has every reason to hate Hanukkah. Her father, Josef Neumann, was slain by a madman during the Festival of Lights three years ago in upstate Monsey — fatally stabbed during a holiday party. But in the years since, the births of her son and a nephew have helped Kohen and her family find…
DetailsAn Israeli citizen was among seven people charged by US prosecutors this week with smuggling sensitive electronic components to Russia that could potentially be used to make nuclear weapons. US prosecutors claimed the group worked with two Moscow-based companies controlled by Russian intelligence services to acquire electronic components in the US that have civilian uses,…
DetailsOne day after her conviction, US Judiciary authorities Friday released details of the modus operandi whereby a former Hugo Chávez aide and her husband collected over US$ 100 million in bribes Chávez’s former aide Claudia Díaz was found guilty Thursday by a US court of money laundering in connection with the payment of bribes from…
DetailsEVANSTON, IL — Federal prosecutors this week unsealed more than a dozen fraud charges against a North Shore businessman who ran a defunct subprime auto loan company. Already awaiting trial on charges he misappropriated more than $5 million, federal prosecutors alleged the wound up defrauding a bank out of more than $50 million. Jim Collins,…
DetailsIt was one of the final decisions Trump officials made before leaving office. On January 15, 2021, the Treasury Department eased sanctions on Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, temporarily restoring his access to a web of companies and frozen bank accounts that U.S. officials say he used to bilk more than $1.3 billion in mining revenues…
DetailsRio Tinto has completed its acquisition of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd for a consideration of approximately $3.1 billion, simplifying the ownership of the world-class Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, significantly strengthening Rio Tinto’s copper portfolio, and demonstrating its long-term commitment to the project and Mongolia. Rio Tinto now holds a 66% direct interest in the…
DetailsThe Zaka Identification, Extraction, and Rescue organization has inflated data regarding the number of its volunteers, receiving millions of shekels on the basis of these figures from the state for years – this is the conclusion from documents and testimonies . According to an official Interior Ministry document, in recent years the organization has reported…
DetailsMacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pledged to give her money to charity “until the safe is empty.” That’s good news for a number of radical left-wing organizations. The billionaire divorcée this week detailed $14 billion in donations she has given to more than 1,600 nonprofit groups since 2019. The giveaway…
DetailsTEHRAN — Iran arrested a prominent actor Saturday after she voiced support for the three-month-old protest movement triggered by the death of a woman in custody, Iranian media reported Saturday. Taraneh Alidoosti, 38, was detained for “publishing false and distorted content and inciting chaos,” the Tasnim news agency reported. She is best known for her…
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