Eli Luski Accused of Posing As Mossad Agent In $5M Scam
An Israeli conman posed as a member of the Mossad to swipe $5 million from lawyer escrow accounts — and then used some of the dough to rent a pad for his mistress, authorities said Monday.
Israel Police: Diamond Industry Scam Artist Stashed Tens of Millions Abroad
A veteran diamond broker is suspected of stashing tens of millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts, after allegedly defrauding some of the most senior diamond industry figures in the country out of approximately $60 million, police said in court on Sunday.
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.