One day after her conviction, US Judiciary authorities Friday released details of the modus operandi whereby a former Hugo Chávez aide and her husband collected over US$ 100 million in bribes Chávez’s former aide Claudia Díaz was found guilty Thursday by a US court of money laundering in connection with the payment of bribes from…
An Israeli citizen was among seven people charged by US prosecutors this week with smuggling sensitive electronic components to Russia that could potentially be used to make nuclear weapons. US prosecutors claimed the group worked with two Moscow-based companies controlled by Russian intelligence services to acquire electronic components in the US that have civilian uses,…
Nicky Kohen has every reason to hate Hanukkah. Her father, Josef Neumann, was slain by a madman during the Festival of Lights three years ago in upstate Monsey — fatally stabbed during a holiday party. But in the years since, the births of her son and a nephew have helped Kohen and her family find…
A 21-year-old woman has branded an Orthodox rabbi “dangerous and sick”, claiming he used his position to groom and assault her. The woman says Rabbi Chaim Halpern, spent time and effort winning her and her family’s trust before allegedly assaulting her when she went to him for spiritual guidance. The head of the ultra orthodox…
On Monday, the board of Keller Independent School District introduced that evening’s prayer leader as “Rabbi Griffin.” A man wearing a suit and kippah then approached the podium and recited the priestly blessing in Hebrew. “Grant us, Adonai, your mind tonight so we can be a blessing to our community, to our children,” he continued.…
The Satmar “Grand Rebbe” Zalman Teitelbaum paid a visit to convicted sexual abuser Nechemya Weberman in prison last month, according to a Yiddish-language newspaper serving the Satmar Hasidic community that has published a series of favorable articles about the former therapist accused of sexually abusing an adolescent girl starting from when the victim was 12…
London’s Metropolitan police are investigating sexual assault allegations against Rabbi Chaim Halpern, who leads the Divrei Chaim synagogue in Golders Green, The Jewish Chronicle revealed on Thursday. The 21-year-old woman who accused 64-year-old Halpern of sexual assault claimed that he touched her inappropriately and constantly called her to try to persuade her to have sex…
Danske Bank (DANSKE.CO) pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy on Tuesday and agreed to forfeit $2 billion as part of an agreement with the United States to settle a long-running investigation involving billions of dollars in illicit payments. The accord with the Justice Department marks the first time the United States has taken action against…
The European Parliament removed Greek MEP Eva Kaili as a vice president of the assembly on Tuesday after she was accused of accepting bribes from Qatar in one of the biggest corruption scandals to hit Brussels. Kaili has denied any wrongdoing, but European lawmakers have acted rapidly to isolate her, worrying that the Belgian investigation…
Greek police raided the Athens offices of the Israeli company behind the Predator spyware on Tuesday, local media reported, the latest turn of events in a months-long wiretapping affair that has rocked Greece over the past several months. The offices of Intellexa, the Israeli-owned spyware company, and five other firms were raided by police in…