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.
John Farahi, a popular Iranian-Jewish radio talk-show host and investment adviser, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on March 18 in downtown Los Angeles to 10 years in federal prison for operating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme against local Iranian-Americans. Farahi, 56, also was ordered by the court to pay more than $24 million in restitution to close to 60 victims.
An Israeli judge who fled to Peru eight years ago following allegations of bribery and fraud was extradited to Israel.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the opening of his trial for fraud and breach of trust pleaded not guilty on all counts.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman will go on trial next month for fraud and breach of trust.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust.
Former Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman was questioned again regarding allegations that he advanced an envoy\’s position in exchange for information on an investigation against him.
Avigdor Lieberman has resigned as Israel’s foreign minister following his indictment for fraud and breach of trust.
Rabbi Menachem Youlus, once dubbed the “Jewish Indiana Jones” for his remarkable tales of rescuing Holocaust-era Torah scrolls, was sentenced to more than four years in prison for fraud.
A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was in custody on Thursday, a court spokesman said ahead of bail hearing in Los Angeles.
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