Modi’in, Israel – Police announced on Sunday the suicide of police National Fraud Squad head Asst.-Ch. Ephraim Bracha, 55, who had served in the police force for more than 30 years.
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Bracha was found Sunday morning after having shot himself in his car in Modi’in, where he resided.
The top police detective was previously alleged of involvement in the recent bribery case against Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto.
In May, the Orthodox rabbi was sentenced to a year in prison on a bribery conviction, ending a years-long saga.
According to his indictment, Pinto was charged with trying to bribe Bracha with $200,000 to get information from him about a criminal investigation into the Hazon Yeshaya foundation Pinto was running.
Bracha reported Pinto’s actions to his superiors, then continued to gather evidence on the rabbi, the indictment said.
Police on Sunday expressed condolences to Bracha’s family in light of his death.
He leaves behind his wife and four children.
We knew this would happen. This rabbi has super powers and will wipe out thousands more, we are in the dry vuchen you know.
I don’t understand. If the niftar did everything right, why did he kill himself?
I would hate to have this on my conscious.
Something is not kosher here. Someone was hired to kill him and make it look like a suicide. These people would do anything to keep their “rabbi” out of jail.
Super powers? Seriously???
No way. Investigate further. Ask the fbi for advice.
That’s what happens when you start up with Talmid Chochom accusing him of sins.