Following weeks of deliberation, the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office informed Rabbi Berland’s attorneys on Monday that a decision has been made to charge him with offenses of fraud with the intent to evade taxes, money laundering and other offenses subject to a hearing.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Berland provided various services (pidyanot nefesh, consulting, fundraising and speaking engagements) for payment as the head of the Shuvu Banim community.
Berland allegedly avoided reporting this income to tax authorities, even acting to conceal the prohibited income and is also suspected of employing workers for about NIS million without issuing salary stubs and the necessary tax deductions.
Berland is also already facing charges for exploitation, attempted exploitation, obtaining items by fraud under aggravating circumstances, attempted obtainment of items by fraud under aggravating circumstances and attempts to solicit people to injure others.
These offenses were part of a “methodical and systematic attempt” to exploit vulnerable people suffering from various misfortunes such as serious illness, disability and imprisonment by a “miracles for money” scam.
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6 Responses
How many times and for how long can this abusive clown be “charged”??? It seems every few weeks there is yet another Berland stoiry regarding some legal matter but nothing ever seems to happen. He should have been locked away in jail cell long ago but the authorities seem to be afraid to take action.
So sad! He makes the impression of an ehrliche Yid. I wonder if indeed he is! We’re obligated to be דן לכף זכות but… Scary stuff.
Yaapchik: This convicted sexual abuser who ran around the world making a mockery of yiddeshkeit “makes the impression” of an chrliche Yid??? Talk t his victims and those of his hoodlum followers whose stories have been described here on YWN multiple times. He belongs in a jail cell
Ywn makes history!! Thank you for writing “rabbi”and showing some kavod
It just bugs me to no end that his Teffilin is on side ways. I wish I can reach out and Straighten. them for him. He would still be a Ganev but not look like a fool. Lock him up. “Deadbeat Rabbi”
דן לכף זכות yes