Deal, NJ – Several of the defendants arrested last year in New Jersey’s largest federal corruption case are accused of laundering millions of dollars through networks that reach back to Israel.
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Despite alleged ties to illegal activity in Israel, several have been allowed trips to that country since their arrests.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has sought to block the trips, telling a judge the defendants are extreme flight risks. Lawyers for the defendants say their clients have returned to the U.S. after each trip and complied with all court orders.
Experts say post-arrest travel is often allowed. They say the courts recognize that bail conditions shouldn’t interfere with a defendant’s livelihood.
Five rabbis were among the 44 people arrested in the case.
’tis all not true anyway – just to get Dwek out of his misery – they’ll all be exonerated IY”H
what the hell is AP writing “five rabbis are among the 44 people…” what about how many mayors…? this is pure anti – semitism!
And most of the 44 have still not been indicted.
#1 …oh…yes..they will be exonerated….right now their pants are soiling…dont sit next to them on the elal flight….it will be a gesroocha
They should NOT be allowed to travel to EY or anywhere else. They should be made to give up their passports and wear an electronic tracking device. They are charged with felonies and are a flight risk given their attachment to EY.
I endorse Anonymous #5 ’s comments utterly and without any reservation.
The bad news is that it is a fact that Israel does not always return fugitives to the United States. Mondrowitz continues to live freely. And there might be a halachic problem with doing so; I saw an essay by Rabbi J. David Bleich of YU saying that it is asur for a Jewish State to extradite someone to another country. (Rabbi Bleich did, however, say that Israel should put them on trial itself which it also doesn’t do.) I hate to say this but this makes every one of us a flight risk when we are arrested.