NYPD Transfers Sgt To Desk Duty For Refusing FBI Questioning Without Lawyer
An NYPD sergeant was stripped of his gun and badge for refusing to talk to federal investigators without a lawyer present, sources said Saturday.
Israel Nabs Group Suspected of Scamming European Companies
Israeli police say they have caught a group of Israeli citizens, including French immigrants, suspected of tricking European companies into sending the group millions of euros in recent months.
Israel To Extradite To U.S. Men Accused of Bank Hacks and Fraud
Two Israelis who were indicted in July 2015 for using fake passports and identities to run a fraudulent stock scheme that garnered them millions, have been approved for extradition to the US by the Supreme Court of Israel on Sunday.
Malka Leifer, Deemed Unfit To Stand Extradition Trial By Israeli Judge
Extradition proceedings against an Australian woman accused of sexually abusing students at an ultra-Orthodox girls’ school were halted Sunday, after a judge in Israel ruled her unfit to stand trial.
Ben Rhodes Admits Obama Administration Lied To Sell Iran Deal
A senior official in the Obama administration acknowledged that the background to nuclear talks with Iran was misrepresented in order to sell the impression of a more moderate Iranian regime and thus gain greater American public support for an agreement.
Spy Agencies Are Pushed To Reveal Extent Of US Surveillance
Even though the bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records has ended, calls and emails are still being swept up by U.S. surveillance work targeting foreigners.
Ex-President Moshe Katsav, In Jail For Rape, Asks Rivlin For Pardon
Former president Moshe Katsav, who is currently serving a prison sentence after he was convicted of rape, officially submitted a request for a pardon to President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday.
‘We’re Worried About The Labour Party, Not A Muslim Mayor’
Rabbi Yonatan Abraham, the head of London’s rabbinic court and Vice President of the European Jewish Congress, responded on Saturday night to news that Labour UK candidate Sadiq Khan had been certified winner of London’s mayoral election.
Israeli Crime Boss’ Son Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Tel Aviv
Police in the Tel Aviv area are bracing for a surge in violence between rival organized crime groups following a Saturday night shooting that killed the son of a top crime boss.
Mobster Accused of Starting NYC Serbian Orthodox Church on Fire
The mystery over the fire that gutted a Christian Orthodox church in Manhattan took the strangest turn yet when a Serbian newspaper accused former Gambino enforcer John Alite of torching the cathedral, an allegation he called “ridiculous.”