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5-year prison term for US rabbi in corruption case
Associated Press
Published: 05.01.12, 09:24
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1. Maybe he never heard of "thout shall not steal" ?
Gadi ,   Haifa   (01.05.12)
2. ah... but they daven everyday... so what's the problem??
Rafi ,   US   (01.05.12)
3. #1, The banking elite raped the world for trillions
Rich ,   Toronto, Canada   (01.05.12)
of dollars in bailout taxpayers money, and no one went to jail. The biggest robbery in the history of mankind! No, the Rabbi was only trying to help his poor community, and he should do no time in jail. Free the Rabbi now! There is no justice in this criminal system!
4. #3 - did you miss this line?
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (01.05.12)
"Ben Haim took a 10 percent fee from each transaction, authorities said" The people who give donations to these kinds of charities are often not much better off than the people that are suposed to get the funds. He not only cheated the government, he cheated the donors! But why miss an opportunity to whine out "antisemitism!"
5. Rabbis and diamond dealers, #3
mea   (01.05.12)
what's the difference, they all seem to be operating funds outside the system? The Wall Street criminals operated hand in glove with the government ergs allowing them to rape us. That is the difference. The Rabbis, diamond dealers and Wall Streeters are all cut from the same criminal cloth and just because some got away doesn't mean they all should --either that or open the door to every cell and let society run wild.
6. But Jon Corzine goes free
john ,   Beverly Hills, CA   (01.05.12)
people should wake up, they are going after jews in america big time, same thing if non jews do no problem, jew they go after
7. $1Million. Palease! Go after BOA!
Ezra ,   USA-ISRAEL   (01.05.12)
As Bank of America rapes the people and steamrolls over the government (along with their fellow bankers) the US goes after Rabbis who laundered $1million. Tee-hee. As if it made any impact anywhere. The big dogs are the ones ruining the global economy, NOT the small fish. Side note: yeah, the Rabbi was swindling and is serving his time. Done deal; the law works...it just has to be applied to EVERYONE, not just these tiny cases. How stupid. (Rabbis: stay out of the crooked life: its not worth it; you give Jews a bad name; everyone LOVES to pounce on the Jews for ANYTHING. Shame.
8. What is it with Rabbis and corruption, sexual misconduct...
Sarah B ,   U.S.A./ Israel   (01.05.12)
and illegal trade in human organs? May Hashem condemn your corrupt souls to hell. You are becoming a liability to Judaism...
9. a goniff is a goniff a goniff that
Barney ,   USA   (01.05.12)
is a Rabbi is terrible. Punishment according to the magnitude of the crime like everyone else. Same goes for big banks and wall street.
10. fair trial...
olli ,   espoo, finland   (01.06.12)
Cn you guarantee the judge is not antisemitist?
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