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Rabbi Pleads Guilty In Money-Laundering Scam

Posted By Eileen Peck on Aug 13, 2009 7:00am PDT
Rabbi Pleads Guilty In Money-Laundering Scam

Rabbi Pleads Guilty In Money-Laundering Scam

Grand Rabbi Naftali Tzi Weisz, of Brooklyn, NY and several associates in the Los Angeles area have pleaded guilty to running a money-laundering network that enabled participants to avoid paying federal income taxes. The Los Angeles residents, Yaacov Zeivald, of Valley Village; and Yosef Naiman, Alan Friedman and Moshe Lazar, all of Los Angeles have admitted to helping transfer charitable donations to the Grand Rabbi's religious organizations back to the original donors for a 5% fee. The transfer enabled donors to claim tax deductions for the full value of their donation while receiving 95% of the money back through the illegal transfer network.

The money was transferred through a Tel Aviv bank and then returned to the donor in the form of a bogus bank loan. Some donors opened accounts at the Tel Aviv bank where money was funneled directly back into the donors' accounts. Weisz also assisted donors to repatriate their account proceeds back to the US for an additional fee. At least three contributors to the scheme have been convicted on Federal tax evasion charges and more than 100 others are being investigated.

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Mr. Helfend has 25 years of experience in federal criminal defense and works aggressively to get charges against his clients reduced or dropped. Mr. Helfend always works toward the best possible outcome for his clients. When a dismissal of the charges isn't possible, Mr. Helfend looks for ways to get charges to minimize the potential impact of sanctions, if convicted.

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