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Yoshiyahu Pinto
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July 14, 2022, 1:45 am
Leadership behind bars, Lev Tahor cult now seeking to move to Morocco, opponents say
Extremist Jewish group seen getting blessing from controversial celebrity rabbi Pinto for latest cross-border flight; activist says most in group being held against their will
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Luke Tress
May 23, 2022, 10:46 pm
LeBron James attends Jewish NYC wedding — holding hands with ex-convict rabbi
Attending alongside NBA superstar is Yoshiyahu Pinto, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi sentenced in 2014 to one year in prison for bribing an Israeli police officer
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Gabe Friedman
April 14, 2019, 7:50 pm
Ex-con celebrity rabbi appointed Morocco’s chief rabbinical judge
2 years after his release from prison, Yoshiyahu Pinto sworn in as top Jewish legal authority and leading kashrut inspector in Muslim country
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ToI Staff
December 19, 2018, 10:30 am
Former top police officer gets community service for failing to report bribe
Menashe Arviv also receives 4-month suspended sentence for hiding his close ties to a prominent rabbi convicted of bribery
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ToI Staff
June 2, 2018, 11:43 pm
In NYC, a Republican ex-con fights to return to Congress
Mike Grimm, who in addition to serving time for tax fraud played a central role in scandals surrounding Israeli Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, is running without the support of Trump
By
Steve Peoples
February 22, 2018, 3:31 pm
Former top graft investigator convicted of failing to report bribery attempts
Retired deputy commissioner Menashe Arviv, one-time head of Lahav 433 anti-fraud unit, strikes plea bargain over corrupt ties to ex-con rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto
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ToI Staff
March 5, 2017, 9:22 pm
Ex-head of police anti-corruption unit indicted for corruption
Police allege that Menashe Arviv established a 3-year-long mutually beneficial relationship with disgraced Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto
By
Jacob Magid
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
October 2, 2016, 4:10 pm
Olmert, Katsav among 260 prisoners sent home for Jewish holiday
Convicts allowed to leave jail for three-day furlough to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with family
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ToI Staff
September 29, 2016, 4:55 pm
Court quashes parole board decision to free celebrity rabbi
Panel ‘failed to adequately consider’ case of Yoshiyahu Pinto, in jail for bribing police official, judges rule; lawyers to appeal
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ToI Staff
September 29, 2016, 2:36 pm
Peres funeral closed to public as security tightened for Abbas, world leaders
Police chief says several people arrested on suspicion of planning to disrupt ceremony, calls it ‘preventative’ measure
By
Sara Miller
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
By
Sue Surkes
August 3, 2016, 3:28 pm
Top GOP fundraiser defects to Clinton over ‘demagogue’ Trump
Billionaire Hewlett Packard chief Meg Whitman tells NYT she will donate to and raise money for Democratic nominee
By
Sara Miller
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