De Blasio Aide Warned About Shady Businessmen In NYPD probe
A top aide to Mayor de Blasio had warned against putting the businessmen now at the center of the NYPD corruption scandal onto Hizzoner’s 2014 inaugural committee.
Shady De Blasio Donors Accused of Ripping Off Israeli Billionaire Lev Leviev
Mayor de Blasio’s campaign accepted donations from two Manhattan jewelers who were accused of scamming millions of dollars in cash and gems from an Israeli billionaire known as the King of Diamonds.
Westchester officials Silent on Brooklyn Businessman Chaplain Hire As County Police Chaplain
Another $5,000 contribution has emerged linking County Executive Rob Astorino’s re-election campaign to a chaplain for Westchester County police who is embroiled in a federal corruption probe of the NYPD.
Israeli Diamond Tycoons Mentioned In Leaked Panama Papers
The Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, who made his fortune in diamonds and mining, is mentioned more than 200 times in the Panama Papers.
Africa Israel Chief: I Piss on Banks From Above
Lev Leviev, the controlling shareholder of the financially troubled property-holding group Africa Israel Investments, doesn’t think too highly of Israeli banks, even though he doesn’t owe them any money.
Oprah Winfrey Rejects Lev Leviev and Israel Boycott NGO
Executives at O, the Oprah Winfrey magazine, refused on Monday to receive a small group of activists accusing Israeli diamantaire Lev Leviev of involvement in human rights abuses in the Middle East and Africa.