Rabbi Steve Karro Gets No-Jail In Child Molestation Case
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A Miami Beach rabbi accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl earlier this year accepted a plea deal Thursday.
Tel Aviv Court Convicts ‘Head of Israeli Mafia In New York’
The Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday issued a mixed verdict for Eitan Haya, often referred to as “head of the Israeli mafia in New York,” convicting him on several counts of extortion, money-laundering and other economic crimes, while acquitting him on others.
Bnei Brak Gym For Ultra-Orthodox Women Meets With Fierce Opposition
A new gym, exclusively for ultra-Orthodox women, has opened up in the conservative religious city of Bnei Brak – and the neighbors aren’t happy about it.
Former Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Hit With Corruption Charges
Former defense minister Binyamin “Fuad” Ben-Eliezer was charged on Wednesday at the Tel Aviv District Court in a series of cases against him involving alleged corruption.
Sheldon Silver Found Guilty On All Counts In Corruption Trial
NEW YORK — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty on all counts Monday afternoon in his federal trial on charges of bribery, extortion and money laundering.
שנתיים מאסר ומיליון וחצי שקל קנס נגזרו על יוסף יצחק אהרונוב
בית המשפט המחוזי בתל אביב גזר היום (ראשון) שנתיים מאסר בפועל וקנס כספי בסך מיליון שקלים וחצי על הרב יוסף יצחק אהרונוב, יו”ר אגודת צעירי חב”ד לשעבר.
Israeli Legal Officials Concerned For Their Safety Before Decision In Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Case
Legal officials and members of the police’s fraud investigation unit are taking precautions ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling on an appeal by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, who was convicted last spring of bribing a senior police officer.
Pig’s Foot Hung On Hasidic Synagogue In Arad
Worshipers in the southern city of Arad on Wednesday were shocked to find a severed pig’s foot hanging near the entrance to an ultra-Orthodox synagogue recently inaugurated in the city, and accused the mayor of fomenting hatred that led to the vandalism.
Jerusalem – The Torah Scroll Scam: Stolen, Then Re-Sold
Over 40 torah scrolls of unknown origin, several of them stolen, were recently found at an office in Jerusalem.
Mob Boss Musa Alperon Dies
One-time Israeli organized crime boss Musa Alperon was found dead in his house in Givat Shmuel on Sunday morning.