Five of the thirteen suspects in the money laundering case who were remanded until Thursday 8 Tishrei are now being released on bail. The remaining eight defendants remain behind bars since they were remanded until after Yom Kippur, until, 12 Tishrei.
One of the defendants who will remain in jail is a rosh yeshiva of a prominent Yerushalayim yeshiva. Police believe he was aware the funds he was receiving were from drugs. Another suspect has been imprisoned in the Massiyahu Torah Wing in the past for his criminal activities. He will be back in Massiyahu for Yom Kippur. Another of the defendants is a director of a kupat cholim branch in a frum community and yet another suspect is a resident of Bnei Brak. Not all of the suspects are frum.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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And is the money WE give our Yeshivos any better, cleaner? Do we put in 60 minutes of work for every hour we are paid? Do we pay ALL taxes due? Do we collect loans with interest without a proper heter iska in place? What about ona’ah?
The cute disclaimer – not all are frum – is lost on the “works in frum neighborhood, lives in B’nei Brak, etc.