Tag: fraud
Israeli Museum Names Hall for US Fugitive Kobi Alexander
Only in Israel.
The Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv is naming a hall after U.S. fugitive and former Comverse technology CEO Kobi Alexander, who...
Court Orders New Elections in Beit Shemesh
The Jewish Home party won its day in court on Thursday with an administration court ruling that the October 22 elections for the Beit...
Haredi Voters in Beit Shemesh Admit They Gave ID Cards to Others
Several Haredi residents in Beit Shemesh have confessed to police investigators that they gave the identification cards to others to vote in their place,...
Former Followers of ‘Kabbalah Centre’ Sue for Fraud
Orthodox rabbis for years have denounced the “Kabbalah Centre” as being a fraud of mysticism, Madonna and Britney Spears notwithstanding. Now former followers have sued for financial fraud.
Attorney General May Appeal to Court for New Elections in Beit Shemesh
A police raid on two homes before the elections last month uncovered 250 false identification cards that people intended to use to cast extra ballots.
Niso Shacham Quitting Police Following Sexual Assault Indictment
Niso Shacham ordered his police officers to violently beat civilians, ahead of the Gush Katif expulsion.
Dealing With Abuse And Theft In Jewish Nonprofits
The pressure to live a lifestyle of the rich and famous can be overwhelming. This just serves, of course, to increase the risk of fraud and deceit.
A Call to Action: Shut Down the Claims Conference
After helping themselves to large salaries and allowing fraud to persist under their noses for over a decade, the Claims Conference is too broke to serve the survivors.
Sharansky, Lauder Call for Claims Conference Reform
Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder called on the Claims Conference to be reviewed by outside agencies in...
Bitter Dispute over Claims Conference Fraud Report
There’s no peace for the Claims Conference. It is not enough it was caught with defrauding Holocaust funds of $57 million. Two members of the panel that investigated the Conference quit over its report.
Ringleader Found Guilty in $57M Fraud at Claims Conference
Semen Domnister, the former Claims Conference employee who was charged with leading a $57 million fraud scheme at the Holocaust restitution organization, was found...
Who Is Lying, Ayalon or Lieberman?
Former Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon testified in court Thursday against his former boss, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who is on trial for allegedly...
How to Prevent Fraud Crimes Against the Elderly
An interview with Doug Shadel, senior state director of Washington's AARP and a leading expert on fraud and the elderly.