How The Israeli King of U.S. Kiosk Cosmetics Ended Up In Jail
There’s nothing special about the Rassco shopping mall in Upper Nazareth. Just a photography and cellphone store, supermarket, post office and a building covered with green tiles.
Israeli Yeshiva Teacher Jailed In London For Trying To Smuggle Cocaine
An Israeli yeshivah teacher has been jailed for 18 months, nine of them suspended, for trying to smuggle £19,000 (90,000 shekels) worth of cocaine into the United Kingdom, according to a report in the Jewish Chronicle.
Shomrim Leader Shaya Lichtenstein Can’t Strike Plea Deal In NYPD Corruption Probe
The NYPD insider charged in a $1 million scheme to illegally obtain scores of pistol permits failed to strike a plea deal and is turning his efforts to suppressing statements he made to authorities, a court hearing revealed Thursday.
Supreme Court Blocks Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto Early Prison Release
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto’s request for an early release eight months into a one-year jail sentence for attempted bribery.
Jona Rechnitz Spotted At World Series
The feds’ key witness in the NYPD corruption scandal was living it up at the World Series where a TV camera caught him rooting for the Cleveland Indians in a prime seat behind home plate at Wrigley Field Sunday night.
Man Convicted For Illegally Employing Israelis In US
An Israeli man who owns kiosks in shopping malls in seven states was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in jail for illegally employing Israeli nationals to sell Dead Sea beauty products.
Platinum Partners Assets Frozen on Allegations of ‘Plundering’ Over $200M
Troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners was ordered by a U.S. bankruptcy judge to temporarily freeze approximately $118 million after a lawsuit Wednesday accused it of illegally stripping key assets from a now-collapsed energy company.
Four Sifrei Torah Stolen From Flatbush Shul Recovered
Four Sifrei Torah stolen from a shul on Avenue O in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Simchas Torah morning have been recovered this morning,TOT has learned.
Crown Heights – Two Arrested in Connection with Eruv Vandalism
CROWN HEIGHTS — Police have arrested a man in connection to the vandalism of a controversial eruv built in the neighborhood this summer, the NYPD said — and a second man is set to be charged soon, an attorney on the case said.
NYC Lawyer Charged With Tax Evasion Related To Shelters
A New York lawyer has been criminally charged with failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service more than $3 million of fee income from tax shelter and other transactions he handled at the law firm Herrick Feinstein, where he led the tax practice.