Friday, July 24, 2009

Rabbis Busted For Money-Laundering

The insular Syrian Jewish community was rocked Thursday when its 87-year-old United States leader was arrested for money-laundering.

A perfect cover

He was among five Brooklyn and New Jersey rabbis charged in a scheme that federal agents claim chumed "tens of millions" through nonprofit charities and synagogues they ran.

Saul Kassin, head of Sharee Zion in Sheepshead Bay, was a key player in an international operation that washed dirty money - provided by an FBI informer - through local religious institutions, as well as intermediaries in Israel and Switzerland, according to the FBI. MORE
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