Israel – Celebrity Rabbi Pinto Goes To Prison For Bribery

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    Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto seen entering Nitzan prison on february 16, 2016, beginning a one year prison term for attempted bribery. Photo by Flash90Israel – A spokeswoman for Israel’s prison service says a celebrity rabbi with a following in the United States has reported to prison to begin a one-year sentence for bribery.

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    Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman says Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto arrived to a prison in central Israel on Tuesday.

    Pinto was sentenced last year after he pled guilty in a plea bargain. He admitted to offering bribes in 2012 to receive classified information on a police investigation into one of his charitable organizations.

    Pinto is considered one of Israel’s wealthiest rabbis. The great-grandson of a famous Moroccan-born mystic known as the Baba Sali, he amassed his fortune while serving as a spiritual guru to the rich and powerful in Israel, New York and elsewhere.


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    harry32
    harry32
    8 years ago

    im sure he will still be raking it in while sitting in the can!

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    8 years ago

    Who is next?

    8 years ago

    Perhaps Rabbi Pinto can petition to be moved to the same prison as Olmert so that he will have a chavruta with whom to learn. As they used to say in the old country…a shandeh!

    MayerAlter
    MayerAlter
    8 years ago

    This is a disgrace. Rabbi Pinto is worth more to the people of Israel than any of its so called leaders. He should immediately be released to continue his holy work.

    8 years ago

    Just curious how does it work in EY? Is it like the states? Can you get out on 2/3 time with good behavior? Can you spend the last few months via sleeping iin an out house at nights while doing your thing during the day like in the USA. Both things should knock i down to six months or so.

    8 years ago

    Who will wind up his $20,000 watches when hes in the slammer?

    asmy01
    asmy01
    8 years ago

    The Israeli self appointed Liberal Ashkenazi judges, Are very joyous to send defendants like Rabbi Pinto to jail, not only is Rabbi Pinto a chareidi but he is also Sefardic and on top on it, has been extremely successful and counted among his followers top wall street financiers, If not for his ailments, The Israeli ‘justice ‘ system didn’t see a reason as to why not sending to prison for at least 3 to 4 years, which is the average the Shas party officials,

    8 years ago

    My brother in law gave him millions of dollars and nothing worked. Also, many friends have given him tons of gelt with no results. I wouldn’t give him a cent for his “blessings.” Who believes his nonsense that if you give him a lot of cash, good things will happen?

    samklein30
    samklein30
    8 years ago

    To #7 did you hear it or assuming? even if you heard, how would the Chofetz Chaim handle the situation?

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    8 years ago

    Who is next?

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    8 years ago

    #11 , where there is fire there is fire. The man pled guilty. He commited crimes. #5 is right, pinto is worth a lot, but only when it comes to his vast wealth.