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US: Israeli con man faces 30-year sentence
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Published: 30.04.12, 16:45
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1. hes a jew thats why
jeff ,   UK   (04.30.12)
in the usa now if you are a jew you get dealt with harshly in the court system, if this guy was black or muslim hed get probation wake up american jews
2. He should rot in jail. Pity conmen are not treated as ->
(04.30.12)
-> harshly in Israel. We'd all have a better life!
3. Blind support 4a despicable Jew hurts Jews everywhere!
American Jew ,   New Jersey, USA   (04.30.12)
What evidence is there that his immoral, non-Judaic behaviours are harsh cuz he is Jewish raised in Israel? This man & his lavishly rewarded friends/family deserve harsh treatment ...
4. @ 1 Are you serious?
Sheik rattle & roll ,   USA   (04.30.12)
Your post is pure BS. Your anti-semitic babble means nothing to us. This article is trying to portray the the thief as a victim to try to make him out to be some "financial Pollard". Maybe you haven't noticed that he is "facing" 30 years and it is up to the judge to determine his sentence. The prosecutor is only " recommending" 30 years, so don't pass judgment until judgment is rendered.
5. Great: another reason for people to hate Jews
EZRA THE PROUD JEW ,   USA-ISRAEL   (04.30.12)
This idiot has fueled the fires of anti-semitism: we will never hear the end of it. He'll be pointed out for decades as a typical reason why people hate us. In fact, his actions have helped put lives in danger; sometimes all it take is one of these morons to push haters over the edge to deliver a severe beating to an innocent Jew (G-d forbid). Happens all the time. Personally, I could care less if the man got 30 or 100 years: the damage he's caused the reputation of the Jewish people is unacceptable. Guy is a total lunatic. Now Hollywood also has yet another reason to despise us. Oy Vey: some greedy moron who only thinks of himself is all we needed. He'll go down as a Maddoff gangster. Putz. Hope he pays for his debts to the people he defrauded and the reputation of the Jewish people as well. He deserves it.
6. To #4 Your way of thinking
jeff ,   UK   (04.30.12)
is why 10 million jews died in WWII, the attitude of hope and wait and see is the reason why jews keep getting killed. THE idea that hes facing more time than those who robbed way more and hurt more is the point, stop this wait and see is rotten and disrespectful to all victims of terror. Again if he was black or muslim he wouldnt be facing this much time
7. Pollard
DS ,   Morgantown, US   (04.30.12)
Does Esther Pollard have a sister Cohen can marry?
8. my 2 cents regarding this RUSSIAN BORN con man
Jew ,   JewLandia   (04.30.12)
1. he may have been raised in Jerusalem but he was born in Russia. 2. he has been CONVICTED of stealing USD 35 million. 3. he is unrepentant 4. as they say in the USA "If you can't do the time, don't do the time" as to TBer #1's comment, Jeff, what kind of spontaneous nervous twitch brought on your comment? and finally Y-net why did you choose to use an unusually large photograph of Ms. Jennifer Lopez? Was it that you didn't have a similar sized file photo of Mr. Elton John exposing his upper left pectoral muscle? ;-) no? are you sure? (nod wink)
9. Jeff, UK, Sir, I loudly object to your comparison
survivor of terror ,   Israel   (04.30.12)
...between innocent civilians walking down a street or sitting in a restaurant or riding a bus who are murdered by the hands of misguided and evil human beings and the Convicted con man Samuel Cohen. There is a difference between us surivivors and victims of terror and this con man. The difference is that Samuel Cohen choose to become a criminal and defraud others. Neither I, nor any other survivor or victim choose to be attacked. Put quite simply your comparison disgusts me to the point that I am going right ahead and asking the y-net editor to delete your comment. Jeff, Shame on you for making these painful statements that you feel a need to make.
10. Let him rot..I wont be crying a river for this bozo
aL   (04.30.12)
11. This guy is a hero to the anti-semites and a enemy to Jews
k ,   US   (04.30.12)
this guys is loved by all the anti-Israel and anti-semitic people in the world as they love publishing stories like this to show why Jews and Israel are evil
12. Ajew must be 100% honest!
Shalom ,   U.S.A.   (04.30.12)
13. #8
Steve Goodman ,   Israel   (04.30.12)
the proper wording is "if you can't do the time, don't do the crime" I hope he rits in jail and earns his pink "slip"
14. Stick to the topic, THE HUGE SENTNECE
Jeff ,   UK   (04.30.12)
all you people talking about if hes good for jews or not, obviously no one wants a jew to steal etc THE TOPIC IS WHY THE EXTREME SENTENCE! Only reason is because hes a jew, thats it, no other reason what so ever as many non jews have done way way way worse financial crimes that effected way more people and got less time. STICK to the issue, yes jews all over are being hated more and more, see whats going on in europe and now in the USA, whats the IRS witch hunt in israel now about? Tell me its not to destroy the jewish spirit more and more. Wake up, stop making excuses, yes those are the same kind of excuses jews made before being sent to gas chambers, READ your history, and wake up
15. I KNEW HIM PERSONALLY
Alex   (04.30.12)
I actually knew this man personally for the last 15 years. This article is painting him to be some kind of monster. He is actually a very kind, sincere and generous person who donated millions of dollars to charitable organizations for Jewish causes. He is not fully responsible for this crime and is being used as a sacrifice in a plot engineered by the government and a few other powerful wealthy individuals... The Judge in this case is being pressured by powerful, wealthy, liberal SF voices who were hurt by collateral damage in this case and want to see Cohen ( the sacrifice ) go down in flames. The original Judge quit the case because of "unspecified reasons"... That's odd, no ? He was denied bail over 3 times and had all his accounts frozen by the government in order to systematically choke him into submission. It was impossible for him to defend himself properly. He was bounced around from over 15 jails in a year and a half to try and make things more difficult. He has legal grounds for a mistrial and is being denied by Judge Bryer unjustly. This man is broken and defeated and all he wants is a fair trial / treatment which is what every citizen deserves.
16. Steve @13 yes thank you u r 100%. I didn't proof read....
Jew ,   JewLandia   (04.30.12)
correctly. Thank you for catching the error. and yes this convict can rot in jail!
17. oye another Pollard in the making...yuk!
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18. 30 Years - Stalin, where are you?
Valdi ,   Berlin   (04.30.12)
Yes, in the US it is normal, that you will get punishment far beyond reasonable scale. But, hey, doesn't the FED print money and disseminates it world wide, betraying the whole world? Or, how was the Iraq war orchestrated to save the petro-dollar - not that I am a friend of Saddam Hussein, but one may question the nations moral values, if it thinks it's OK to kill tens of thousands innocent people to secure a better life stile for it self. I assume it is OK for Jewish children to risk their life's if defending Israel, but how would a Jewish mother like it, if the IDF would invade i.e. Vietnam in order to get bigger Israel bigger choice of rice? Any way, having lived in US he should have known, that 10 times more people sitting there in jail, as in any other nation, except Russia. Greetings from Berlin
19. # 8
Birdi ,   Israel   (04.30.12)
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