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fraud
Albany kosher cheese maker charged with defrauding investors
Jewish Journal
June 21, 2016
The owner of an Albany, New York kosher cheese business has been charged with fraud.
Silver’s arrest a 2nd strike for N.Y. Orthodox power brokers
Jewish Journal
January 23, 2015
To critics of Albany’s culture of political corruption, the sight of the powerful longtime speaker of New York’s State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, getting arrested Thursday may have been a sign that even the state’s most powerful politicians are not immune from the long hand of the law.
Fraud, mismanagement class action lawsuit against philanthropist Shlomo Rechnitz
Jared Sichel
October 23, 2014
A class action lawsuit filed Oct. 7 against against local businessman and philanthropist Shlomo Rechnitz claims that his healthcare company, Brius Management, which owns 57 nursing homes in California, has misrepresented the quality of its care, routinely violated industry regulations and committed fraud.
Orthodox educator Rabbi Elimelech Meisels sued for sexual assault
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2014
Rabbi Elimelech Meisels, who runs four religious seminaries in Israel for young Orthodox women, is being sued for sexual assault and fraud.\n
Considering future, Claims Conference weighs shutting down vs. Holocaust education
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2014
A special panel tasked with examining the governance and strategic vision of the Claims Conference is recommending that the organization shift its long-term focus to Holocaust education and remembrance, JTA has learned.
Avigdor Lieberman cleared of corruption charges
Jewish Journal
November 6, 2013
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was acquitted of charges of fraud and breach of trust in a verdict that paves the way for his return to the foreign ministry, and sets him up as a possible successor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Claims Conference Brouhaha
Jewish Journal
May 22, 2013
Those are the questions critics are asking following the disclosure that the Claims Conference received an anonymous letter in 2001 identifying several fraudulent Holocaust-era restitution claims — nearly a decade before the organization halted a massive fraud scheme.
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