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Annie Farmer, left, and Courtney Wild, right, alleged victims of Jeffery Epstein, in New York, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
September 17, 2019, 7:15 pm
Silver lining in Epstein saga: New focus on victims’ rights
Though court denies accusers’ request for compensation, judge praises women for drawing national attention to shortcomings in criminal justice system
By Jim Mustian
The Israeli drug company TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries, in Jerusalem, on August 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2019, 10:50 am
Former Teva officials said to return $50m over fines paid by drugmaker
Ex-managers and directors reach compromise relating to penalties levied on pharmaceutical firm in US and Israel to settle charges of bribery under their watch, Calcalist reports
By Shoshanna Solomon
Employees of Yukom Communications Ltd receive cars for achieving high sales quotas in 2015 (Facebook screenshot)
June 17, 2019, 3:15 pm
US indicts nine more Israeli binary options operatives
In a February indictment just unsealed, 3 alleged BinaryBook and BigOption bosses are charged with wire fraud and conspiracy
By Simona Weinglass
This photo from January 3, 2013, shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
June 4, 2019, 8:11 am
US gears up for antitrust battles with Big Tech
Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission carve out investigations of Google, Amazon and Facebook; House Judiciary Committee announces its own probe of digital market
By Rob Lever
A Bank Mizrahi branch in Jerusalem (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 13, 2019, 5:53 am
Major Israeli bank to pay $195m penalty for US tax-avoidance scheme
Mizrahi-Tefahot one of three banks targeted by Justice Department for helping US citizens avoid paying taxes by stashing their assets in offshore accounts
By AP and Shoshanna Solomon
In this file photo from May 19, 2017, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London. (Justin Tallis/AFP)
November 16, 2018, 8:55 am
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange charged in US, prosecutors accidentally reveal
Indictment inadvertently revealed during unrelated court filing but nature of charges remains unclear; lawyer for the publisher says charges a ‘dangerous path for a democracy’
By Agencies and TOI staff
Julie Swetnick in a photo provided by her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, on Twitter. (Michael Avenatti/Twitter via JTA)
October 26, 2018, 7:53 am
Top Republican asks for criminal investigation into Jewish Kavanaugh accuser
Chuck Grassley says allegations in sworn statement by Julia Swetnick and lawyer Michael Avenatti ‘likely contained materially false claims’
By KEVIN FREKING
A Facebook photo of Lee Elbaz taken during her house arrest in San Francisco in January 2018 (Facebook screenshot)
October 20, 2018, 6:39 pm
Joining the likes of Madoff, alleged binary options fraudster to get DOJ website
Notorious distinction is because US government alleges Lee Elbaz, former CEO of Israeli binary options firm, may have ‘affected thousands’ of victims
By Simona Weinglass
In this July 13, 2018, file photo, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 21, 2018, 11:31 pm
US deputy attorney general denies he proposed secretly taping Trump
New York Times reports that Rod Rosenstein floated the idea of using the 25th Amendment to deem US president unfit for office
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and Eric Tucker
Shoes and toys for immigrant children are left at the Tornillo Port of Entry near El Paso, Texas, June 21, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
June 21, 2018, 9:09 pm
US Justice Department denies reported freeze in prosecutions of migrant parents
Washington Post had said policy was suspended until US Immigration and Customs Enforcement could find space to detain families
By AP
Hedva Ber, Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, far end, right, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2017 (Courtesy: Shoshanna Solomon)
May 30, 2018, 1:51 pm
Israel banks saw NIS 70m outflow of foreign deposits amid regulatory crackdown
Investigations by US regulators into tax evasion by foreign customers of Israel banks led to the outflow of funds, Israel’s banking supervisor says
By Shoshanna Solomon
A Jewish Israeli teen is brought for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, on suspicion of issuing fake bomb threats against Jewish institutions in the US and around the world, on March 23, 2017. (Flash90)
April 30, 2018, 1:42 pm
Teen behind JCC threats suspected of making hoax bomb warnings from jail
Police receive over 100 fake announcements of explosives in schools in Tel Aviv and Kfar Saba, leading to evacuations and extensive searches
By TOI staff
The suspect brought for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, under suspicion of Issuing fake bomb threats against Jewish institutions around the world, on March 23, 2017. (Flash90)
March 1, 2018, 8:05 am
US issues fresh indictments against Israeli-American teen over bomb threats
Justice Department charges Ashkelon teenager with hate crimes, cyberstalking in Florida, Georgia, Washington
By TOI staff
Offices of Discount and Hapoalim banks in the center of Tel Aviv (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
February 28, 2018, 6:18 pm
Bank Hapoalim sets aside extra $75 million over US investigation
Hapoalim, one of 3 Israeli banks probed by Justice Department on suspicion they helped Americans evade taxes, has now allocated a total of $343 million for potential settlement
By TOI staff
This photo taken on January 30, 2018 shows Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, walking away from a meeting with House GOP members, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP/Getty Images North America/Mark Wilson)
February 3, 2018, 12:00 am
Text of declassified GOP memo targeting FBI’s Russia probe
The full document which accuses the Department of Justice and bureau of abuses during investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Moscow
By AP
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