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Ephraim Bracha
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January 25, 2017, 9:39 am
Popular rabbi convicted of bribery released from prison
Yoshiyahu Pinto set free after completing one-year sentence for bribing a senior police official
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ToI Staff
November 3, 2016, 11:19 am
Supreme Court upholds denial of parole for celebrity rabbi
Judge determines Yoshiyahu Pinto failed to comply with required therapy sessions; doesn’t rule out medical furlough from prison
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ToI Staff
September 26, 2016, 12:12 pm
Court to rule on early prison release for high-powered rabbi
Prosecution says parole board decision to free fraudster Yoshiyahu Pinto failed to give ‘appropriate weight’ to facts
By
Sue Surkes
September 19, 2016, 7:06 pm
Rabbi jailed for corruption wins early release due to ill health
Cancer-struck celebrity cleric Pinto to go free 3 months early; says he wants to repent for corruption that landed him in prison
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Sue Surkes
February 16, 2016, 7:53 am
Celebrity rabbi Pinto set to enter prison for bribery conviction
Popular kabbalist to begin one-year term in medical center of Ramle’s Nitzan Prison, tells followers spirit won’t be broken
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ToI Staff
January 28, 2016, 9:29 pm
Ex-head of police anti-corruption unit facing graft charges
A-G seeks indictments for Menashe Arviv, who allegedly received cash from celebrity rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto
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Sue Surkes
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ToI Staff
January 5, 2016, 1:46 pm
Supreme Court rejects kabbalist rabbi’s bribery appeal
Yoshiyahu Pinto to report to prison next month over case that rocked police, saw suicide of top anti-corruption cop
By
Sue Surkes
July 9, 2015, 6:31 am
Looking for a supercop: Who can save the Israel Police from itself?
Amid scandals, the next commissioner must regain public trust, but the pool of suitable candidates for the job is slim
By
Judah Ari Gross
July 6, 2015, 7:37 pm
Top cop buried after suicide, as minister bemoans unanswered allegations
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan calls for police to swiftly respond to misconduct claims against officers
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ToI Staff
July 6, 2015, 3:37 pm
Learning the meaning of no
A top cop’s suicide sets off a round of soul-searching in the mud-slinging press, and Athens celebrates before finding out what its ‘No’ vote on a debt deal means
By
Joshua Davidovich
July 6, 2015, 9:55 am
Slate wiped for senior cop who committed suicide
Fraud squad chief Ephraim Bracha took his own life Sunday, following bribery allegations
By
Judah Ari Gross
July 5, 2015, 2:50 pm
Senior cop who took his own life had talked of suicide
Ephraim Bracha declared that he would kill himself if bribery claims against him were proven true
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Stuart Winer
July 5, 2015, 9:34 am
Head of Israel Police fraud unit commits suicide
Ephraim Bracha, 55, shoots himself in his car near his home; was linked to high-profile bribery case involving influential rabbi
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Stuart Winer
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