Ex-aide to rabbi, US lawmaker due in court
An attorney for an Israeli fundraiser arrested by the FBI on an immigration fraud charge tells Al Monitor that he plans to take the case to trial. He also refuted any suggestion that someone other than...
View ArticleRabbi linked to US lawmakers questioned in Israel graft probe
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, a charismatic rabbi with a large and influential following in New York, has been questioned in Israel on allegations that he tried to bribe a senior Israeli police...
View ArticleEx-Aide to Rep. Grimm and Rabbi Pinto changes attorneys
Ofer Biton, a former fundraiser for Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) and aide to Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, has hired a new attorney, Al-Monitor has learned. Biton was arrested by the FBI in August on an...
View ArticleRabbi Pinto’s wife hospitalized after suicide attempt
The wife of an influential rabbi caught up in a bribery and money laundering probe has been hospitalized in Israel following a reported suicide attempt Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Dvora Pinto,...
View ArticleIsrael FM Lieberman resigns
Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced his intent to resign a day after he was indicted for fraud and breach of trust, though he’s still expected to stand in Israeli Knesset elections...
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