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NO DEAL - Mayoral candidate Beth Mason and campaign manager Jake Stuiver had a meeting with Solomon Dwek, the sole witness in the the federal corruption sting, one week before the May election. According to Stuiver, Mason cut Dwek off at the pass and never entertained any offer from the developer.
Stuiver said a third party set up a meeting between Dwek and Mason that Stuiver attended. Stuiver declined to say whom the third party was.
On Saturday, May 9, the week before the May 12 election, Mason and Stuiver met with Solomon Dwek at a diner in north Hudson County to discuss a possible campaign contribution, Stuiver said.
Stuiver said Dwek laid out two tracks of conversation, but never connected the two explicitly. He said Dwek discussed his interest in suppoirting Mason's campaign and also conveyed that he was a developer who had a business interest in Hoboken.
"He made clear right up front that this was the type of guy he was and this was the kind of deal he was looking for," Stuiver said. "He was very frank."
And Mason's response?
"She was very quick and firm in her assertation that we have very clear standards" for the process of development in Hoboken, Stuiver said.
Stuiver said Mason told him "how to get in the back of the line for that process."
He said the meeting was fairly quick "as soon as he picked up the vibe she clearly wasn't interested."
Stuiver said the campaign was never contacted by Dwek again.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:16 PM Anonymous Says:
It is shame that Unser Yidden did not follow the same path as this Mayoral candidate and tell the Rasha Mr. Dwek where to go! We are azoy far nimmen mit gelt that we lose sight of who we are & what we represent.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:13 PM Anonymous Says:
does anyone else hear the word "entrapment"?
A pity that it is a great defense for most of the affected politicians; likely will not help most of the "rabbis".
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:08 PM Askupeh Says:
The FBI acted exactly as the MAFIA used to or maybe still do. When you borrowed money from the MAFIA, they loan sharked you, and sometimes they let you pay up and sometimes NOT. If you didn’t have to pay or, they made sure you shouldn’t be able to pay, they told you “listen dear” you belong in the river with a rope attached to a cement block, BUT “we are GOOD people, therefore if you want your life, you will from now on work for us, you will do as we say. People my age and older know quite a few people who were either killed by the MAFIA or worked for their life.
The FBI did the same here with Dwek, and he baited for them Di Zihn, Der Levonah, In di Shteren. In my opinion biting and “sting” operations should be outlawed. MOST people for the right price can be bought to do a crime, especially a victimless crime.
I never thought much of law enforcement, either by the FBI or the MAFIA, and now think of them much less.
Don’t get me wrong, people should not do any crime, but the hypocrisy cries to heaven. Every Supreme Court judge or White house appointee has paid a babysitter in cash, etc. etc. etc. Who can say that they are clean? Can the judges and the FBI operatives say that they are clean?
Before anyone will attack me, let me state that “I am clean”; I have never worked off the books. I don’t even J walk; therefore I have a right to say what I am saying.
Law enforcement should enforce transgressors, NOT MAKE TRANSGRESSORS!
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:03 PM Anonymous Says:
He met Drek on a Saturday in May???
Despite what I think about Drek, I highly doubt he met him on Shabbos. And Motzei Shabbos at a Diner in Hoboken in May would be way too late too happen.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:02 PM Anonymous Says:
I know Beth Mason and I am not surprised by her response. She is an upstanding woman who was running on principals. Too bad she lost in the primary. I guess Hoboken was looking for another type of mayor.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:39 PM Anonymous Says:
“ It is shame that Unser Yidden did not follow the same path as this Mayoral candidate and tell the Rasha Mr. Dwek where to go! We are azoy far nimmen mit gelt that we lose sight of who we are & what we represent. ”
For your info, many unzere did refuse to deal with him, he has approached many people and they refused to deal with him once they heard he wants to do thing illegal.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:38 PM Loshon Hora Says:
“ He met Drek on a Saturday in May???
Despite what I think about Drek, I highly doubt he met him on Shabbos. And Motzei Shabbos at a Diner in Hoboken in May would be way too late too happen. ”
The aveiros here, are much worse than chilul shabboss.
Do you think he has yiras Shomayim of some sort? It wouldn't in the least suprise me in a treife restaraunt on Shabboss. It is obvious has divorced himself from G-d . In slow motion first with the banks & on & on.
In which Schul could he daven?
Where is he safe now?
He is probably in some Church or mosque under a federal Witeness protection plan, long forgotten abot Shabboss & Kashrus etc.
He may take some meat from Shevach butcher in Monsey.
JMHO.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:30 PM Anonymous Says:
“ He met Drek on a Saturday in May???
Despite what I think about Drek, I highly doubt he met him on Shabbos. And Motzei Shabbos at a Diner in Hoboken in May would be way too late too happen. ”
Giving him the benefit of the doubt (that he didn't meet Mason on Shabbos) many diners in NJ are 24/7.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:45 PM Anonymous Says:
“ The FBI acted exactly as the MAFIA used to or maybe still do. When you borrowed money from the MAFIA, they loan sharked you, and sometimes they let you pay up and sometimes NOT. If you didn’t have to pay or, they made sure you shouldn’t be able to pay, they told you “listen dear” you belong in the river with a rope attached to a cement block, BUT “we are GOOD people, therefore if you want your life, you will from now on work for us, you will do as we say. People my age and older know quite a few people who were either killed by the MAFIA or worked for their life.
The FBI did the same here with Dwek, and he baited for them Di Zihn, Der Levonah, In di Shteren. In my opinion biting and “sting” operations should be outlawed. MOST people for the right price can be bought to do a crime, especially a victimless crime.
I never thought much of law enforcement, either by the FBI or the MAFIA, and now think of them much less.
Don’t get me wrong, people should not do any crime, but the hypocrisy cries to heaven. Every Supreme Court judge or White house appointee has paid a babysitter in cash, etc. etc. etc. Who can say that they are clean? Can the judges and the FBI operatives say that they are clean?
Before anyone will attack me, let me state that “I am clean”; I have never worked off the books. I don’t even J walk; therefore I have a right to say what I am saying.
Law enforcement should enforce transgressors, NOT MAKE TRANSGRESSORS! ”
The FBI never threatened to murder Dwek if he refused to be a cooperating witness, he would just get sentenced to the maximum time for stealing $25 Million from a bank and trying to pass a second fraudulent check. The deal is the judge will reduce the sentence for consideration of his "cooperating" with the Feds. Boy do you know too much about the mafia! What kind of a "nice Jewish boy" are you that has had friends murdered by the mob?
The tactic the Feds used to catch the money launderers is the way they catch pedophiles, they plant the bait and wait to catch the perp. A member of the board of rabbis was caught this way.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 12:58 PM Anonymous Says:
"On Saturday, May 9, the week before the May 12 election, Mason and Stuiver met with Solomon Dwek at a diner in north Hudson County to discuss a possible campaign contribution, Stuiver said.
On Saturday, May 9, the week before the May 12 election, Mason and Stuiver met with Solomon Dwek at a diner in north Hudson County to discuss a possible campaign contribution, Stuiver said."
On SATURDAY??
With these long Shabbosim i find it hard to believe that it was after shabbos..
Let's hope the day quoted is wrong or that it was indeed late at night..
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Jul 24, 2009 at 12:54 PM Anonymous Says:
so this jerk was out there setting up people just to save his backside? that is such chutzpa! you know what they do with people like that when they get inside?? ich bin em nisht m'kaneh!
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Jul 24, 2009 at 01:55 PM Anonymous Says:
“
"On Saturday, May 9, the week before the May 12 election, Mason and Stuiver met with Solomon Dwek at a diner in north Hudson County to discuss a possible campaign contribution, Stuiver said.
On Saturday, May 9, the week before the May 12 election, Mason and Stuiver met with Solomon Dwek at a diner in north Hudson County to discuss a possible campaign contribution, Stuiver said."
On SATURDAY??
With these long Shabbosim i find it hard to believe that it was after shabbos..
Let's hope the day quoted is wrong or that it was indeed late at night..
”
Giving him the benefit of the doubt (that he didn't meet Mason on Shabbos) many diners in NJ are 24/7.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 02:16 PM Boruch Says:
Is tuitition in schools or membership in shulls now going to be higher because they are going to be afraid of "converting" money for a fee? Was this money significant for many institutions?
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Jul 24, 2009 at 02:16 PM Chicago Says:
“ The FBI acted exactly as the MAFIA used to or maybe still do. When you borrowed money from the MAFIA, they loan sharked you, and sometimes they let you pay up and sometimes NOT. If you didn’t have to pay or, they made sure you shouldn’t be able to pay, they told you “listen dear” you belong in the river with a rope attached to a cement block, BUT “we are GOOD people, therefore if you want your life, you will from now on work for us, you will do as we say. People my age and older know quite a few people who were either killed by the MAFIA or worked for their life.
The FBI did the same here with Dwek, and he baited for them Di Zihn, Der Levonah, In di Shteren. In my opinion biting and “sting” operations should be outlawed. MOST people for the right price can be bought to do a crime, especially a victimless crime.
I never thought much of law enforcement, either by the FBI or the MAFIA, and now think of them much less.
Don’t get me wrong, people should not do any crime, but the hypocrisy cries to heaven. Every Supreme Court judge or White house appointee has paid a babysitter in cash, etc. etc. etc. Who can say that they are clean? Can the judges and the FBI operatives say that they are clean?
Before anyone will attack me, let me state that “I am clean”; I have never worked off the books. I don’t even J walk; therefore I have a right to say what I am saying.
Law enforcement should enforce transgressors, NOT MAKE TRANSGRESSORS! ”
They did NOT make transgressors. The transgressors all had the experience and know-how to do all that he requested. A CLEAN person would have looked at him with a blank look and told him where to go. Only a person who had experience being an unterveltzmentsch took him up on his offer.
Admit it please, the FBI enforced the law against the transgressors.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 02:12 PM your agoy says Says:
“ does anyone else hear the word "entrapment"?
A pity that it is a great defense for most of the affected politicians; likely will not help most of the "rabbis". ”
tue rabbis in deal synagogue and brooklyn were set up and he was wired these fbi guys think theyre so great they cant catch the real crooks so they entrap others the guy in lakewood gave that crook $50 you cant do any construction in nj without losing your pants unless you pay somebody those are the guys the fbi should go after i left the business b cause it was very frustrating an inspector didnt give me a co b cause a screen had a hole i asked him if iremove the entire door will i get a co he said yes genius
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Jul 24, 2009 at 03:22 PM Anonymous Says:
“ They did NOT make transgressors. The transgressors all had the experience and know-how to do all that he requested. A CLEAN person would have looked at him with a blank look and told him where to go. Only a person who had experience being an unterveltzmentsch took him up on his offer.
Admit it please, the FBI enforced the law against the transgressors. ”
Don't defend the gvt they don't need your sopport you don't know what your talking about he went to people which are vulnerable to such kind of activety like check cashing and gmachim w/o prior knoledge of this indeviduals commited crimes before as you see some refused to deal with him if the feds have a active invstigation and plant a cw to advance with some evidence that's 1 thing but to provide milions of tax payer money to him and he should just push people in a corner with irresistable offers before the feds have any case against those people is beyond ridiculous and absurd and definitly a reason for a jury to throw out such a case
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Jul 24, 2009 at 02:55 PM What wron with Bilam's use of BNOS MIDYAN? Says:
“ They did NOT make transgressors. The transgressors all had the experience and know-how to do all that he requested. A CLEAN person would have looked at him with a blank look and told him where to go. Only a person who had experience being an unterveltzmentsch took him up on his offer.
Admit it please, the FBI enforced the law against the transgressors. ”
To Mr Bilam, the author of comment # 14
According to you, what's wrong with Balak and Bilam's use of the Zonah's, of Bnos Midyan, to entrap the Yidden?
Certainly anyone not already predisposed to Znus, wouldn't even think to be Mezaneh, so what was "so DISGUSTING" about Bilam's suggestion, plan and implementation of using Bnos Midyan to be Machti Am Yisrael?
The FBI owns Bnos Midyan, House of Prostitution and the used Zonha's like Dwec as their Prostitute do catch their pray.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 02:42 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Is tuitition in schools or membership in shulls now going to be higher because they are going to be afraid of "converting" money for a fee? Was this money significant for many institutions? ”
are you trying to be cute now? no mosad or school had treife business to rely on as an income, when you hear once in a blue moon a story of misdeeds by a school, it doesn't give you the right to poke corny jokes on all schools.
schools are struggling the kosher way, and go out of their way by all means not to be part of illegal activity.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 03:39 PM daas torah Says:
Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 03:36 PM Bugsy Siegel Says:
“ Don't defend the gvt they don't need your sopport you don't know what your talking about he went to people which are vulnerable to such kind of activety like check cashing and gmachim w/o prior knoledge of this indeviduals commited crimes before as you see some refused to deal with him if the feds have a active invstigation and plant a cw to advance with some evidence that's 1 thing but to provide milions of tax payer money to him and he should just push people in a corner with irresistable offers before the feds have any case against those people is beyond ridiculous and absurd and definitly a reason for a jury to throw out such a case ”
Entrapment defense only works where when would not otherwise commit said crime. If they are known to take bribes and etc, it is not entrapment.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 04:15 PM Plain jew Says:
“ Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes. ”
If these people are "erliche Yidden " then your "Daas Torah" is severely lacking. According to your pathetic conclusion you can break all laws enacted by the government of the land. I can safely assume that you don't file any tax returns ??
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Jul 24, 2009 at 04:30 PM Torah vs Secualr Law Says:
“ Entrapment defense only works where when would not otherwise commit said crime. If they are known to take bribes and etc, it is not entrapment. ”
#20,
You may be right according to goyishe law, but not according to Torah which says that Lifney Iver Loy Siten Michshol, (It's forbidden to put a stumbling block for a yid to do an avera chas vesholom) means the FBI did a bigger avera than the so called "criminals" did.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 03:55 PM Goyishe Laws ONLY Says:
“ Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes. ”
# 19 is right.
It was only indirect Genevas Daas of and Akum (to Laund Money is only Genevas Daas).
The mistake which follows, i.e. lowered taxes, is only Taus Akum, which is Mutar.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 04:46 PM tippish Says:
“ It is shame that Unser Yidden did not follow the same path as this Mayoral candidate and tell the Rasha Mr. Dwek where to go! We are azoy far nimmen mit gelt that we lose sight of who we are & what we represent. ”
GROISER PISK
i want to see your friend approaching you with a good deal, in a time when you are very tight, and you should refuse.
only after that happens can you even think about these people in such a manner.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 05:16 PM Anonymous Says:
“ He met Drek on a Saturday in May???
Despite what I think about Drek, I highly doubt he met him on Shabbos. And Motzei Shabbos at a Diner in Hoboken in May would be way too late too happen. ”
stop theorizing . either you know fact or fiction .
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Jul 24, 2009 at 04:48 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes. ”
These laws that you think can be broken because they are "only a Government law" are there for a reason. Trafficking in human body parts and money laundering do hurt people in the end, financially, sometimes physically and in other ways, such as promoting illegal drug use and other crimes that result in the need to have money laundered and cheating the government out of taxes which hurts (steals from) all taxpayers and citizens.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 05:35 PM Yid Says:
“ Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes. ”
So you are saying that you can act illegally if you are dealing with the government rather than fellow Jews? Shouldn't we follow the law of the country we live in? There is no doubt that some of these poor people were set up but others have been acting illegally for years and Dwek exposed their illegal actions.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 05:34 PM moish flatbush Says:
#14 & # 17: in the case of Bilam harashah's entrapment with znus,
in the next parshah hashem told moshe to KILL the Midyanim (FBI) for what they did
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Jul 24, 2009 at 05:32 PM Chaim Leib Says:
Are you people insane??? So Shabbos ends late in May.....AND DINERS ARE NOTORIOUSLY OPEN 24 HOURS!!! The problem is most of you do not live in the real world....you are oblivious to the reality that 'frum' people are now no different than the rest of world, except we make excuses for the greedy, low lives, who make a 'chilul hashem' on a daily basis. Lifnei Ivehr Lo Sitain Michshul......no matter how shady the defendents may or may not be, Dweck is an arrogant, 'rasha' who set them up. It's worse than plain, old, run of the mill, 'mesira' and that "he did teshuva" train has left the station.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 07:22 PM esther Says:
“ #20,
You may be right according to goyishe law, but not according to Torah which says that Lifney Iver Loy Siten Michshol, (It's forbidden to put a stumbling block for a yid to do an avera chas vesholom) means the FBI did a bigger avera than the so called "criminals" did. ”
the fbi does not need to follow our 613 mitzvos;they only need to follow their 7.i can't believe people like you who are blaming this on the fbi,ridiculous!
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Jul 25, 2009 at 10:20 PM Jicky Says:
So why is yeravem ben nvot called a choita imachti the gemoora says when somone makes somone else sin its just like he killed him
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Jul 25, 2009 at 10:13 PM jicky Says:
“ The FBI acted exactly as the MAFIA used to or maybe still do. When you borrowed money from the MAFIA, they loan sharked you, and sometimes they let you pay up and sometimes NOT. If you didn’t have to pay or, they made sure you shouldn’t be able to pay, they told you “listen dear” you belong in the river with a rope attached to a cement block, BUT “we are GOOD people, therefore if you want your life, you will from now on work for us, you will do as we say. People my age and older know quite a few people who were either killed by the MAFIA or worked for their life.
The FBI did the same here with Dwek, and he baited for them Di Zihn, Der Levonah, In di Shteren. In my opinion biting and “sting” operations should be outlawed. MOST people for the right price can be bought to do a crime, especially a victimless crime.
I never thought much of law enforcement, either by the FBI or the MAFIA, and now think of them much less.
Don’t get me wrong, people should not do any crime, but the hypocrisy cries to heaven. Every Supreme Court judge or White house appointee has paid a babysitter in cash, etc. etc. etc. Who can say that they are clean? Can the judges and the FBI operatives say that they are clean?
Before anyone will attack me, let me state that “I am clean”; I have never worked off the books. I don’t even J walk; therefore I have a right to say what I am saying.
Law enforcement should enforce transgressors, NOT MAKE TRANSGRESSORS! ”
And how did u pay your babysiter ?
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Jul 25, 2009 at 11:43 PM wake up Says:
“ Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes. ”
Wake up. Laws are made to obey. I will not pass judgement on the Rabbis or any one accused. Hope all will keep there opinions to them selves and HOVA DON AT CHAVACHA LAKAF ZECHUT.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 12:04 AM esther the 2nd Says:
“ Clear your heads guys,
These yidden that were arrested did something wrong only against a Government law. they did not ganve from mechel and rechel, or any other bad thing ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OR AGAINST HUMANITY. they merely screwed up with the government. in my humble opinion, this is not a chilul hashem at all. if they would be scamming people like maddof did, then the chilul hashem would be gevaldig, but since they did no harm to humanity, only to some gonernment laws and regulations, they are still erliche yidden in my eyes. ”
Of course it is not as bad as stealing from anyone but the risk of chilul Hashem is still there and that is a very very grave act. this "dwek" caused the chilul Hashem.
Also there is quite a difference when mosdos do this kind of money laundering as opposed to one who does it for their own pocket. At least you know that the one running the moised is not being greedy or doing it for selfish reasons. It is like stealing the medecine because you can't afford it, to save your wife.