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I've reorganized and condensed the lead paragraph (used to be two paragraphs) to be more neutral and encyclopedic in its coverage. The remainder of the article should also read more like a typical Wikipedia article and less like a summary of the news. A few things stick out:
That's all my suggestion, not official policy. What is policy is that we write articles in encyclopedic fashion rather than as current events. If we can get this article on course right now it will be a good article. Otherwise it could become a mess as more and more people add tidbits of information and try to change it to reflect their view of events. Hope that helps. Wikidemo ( talk) 19:40, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
I strongly supported this article at AfD, but the picture is prejudicial. I am removing it per WP:BLP. Do not revert without discussion. DGG ( talk) 05:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
This is not a Jewish or Judaism related controversy. This is merely someones legal problem and in no way has anything to do with Judaism more than a Jewish person having a baby girl, in fact one having a Jewish baby girl has to do more with Judaism than his personal legal problems. It's not controversial it's outright illegal and a big Chilul Hashem.-- Shmaltz ( talk) 00:42, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
I edited without reading the discussion (oops)... but now that the case is over and he's pled guilty, it's not a controversy. This article also does not "rank" enough to warrant mention in the FBI category, or even the Hasidic Judaism category. It is a sub-article of an article in the Hasidic Dynasty category. Giving this article undue prominence could be perceived as biased against Hasidic Judaism. Avigdorim ( talk) 22:05, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
On December 19, 2007, Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Weisz, his Gabbai, and six other men were charged in connection with an alleged tax fraud scheme in Los Angeles, California. American authorities claimed that the scheme involved soliciting tens of millions of dollars of donations to Spinka charities over a span of approximately ten years, then refunding 80-95% of the funds back to the donor through an Israeli bank, despite the donors' claiming a tax deduction on the full amount. Five Brooklyn Spinka institutions were also named as defendants. [1] [2] [3]
In July, 2009, Weisz and other conspirators pleaded guilty to charges of money-laundering two days before trial. On July 28, he spoke at a public symposium on business ethics in Brooklyn, NY, admitting and apologizing that "things happened that were not supposed to happen... we have to commit that in the future this will never happen again." [4] He disclosed a legal compliance plan developed in conjunction with a team of lawyers and accountants, to which all Spinka institutions were bound to follow, and which he offered to share freely with all other synagogues, schools and institutions.
According to AUSA Dan O'Brien Robert A. Kasirer operated as the primary informant to the government in order to exonerate his own tax fraud. Kasirer engaged in conversations with Spinka leaders included gabbai Moshe Zigelman. Approximately 99% of Spinka's income was kicked back out. Spinka in $27 million 2006.
Search warrants played an important part in pulling hundreds of boxes from five to six locations in LA and Brooklyn utilizing 50-60 FBI agents. Computers were also confiscated. Kasirer was asked and agreed to use a video camera the size of a shirt button to document receiving $50,000 in cash at jewelry shops in East LA. Bank Mizrah in Israel played an important part in the scheme, Joseph Roth of the bank set up phony corporations on two occasions for Kasirer in the Caribbean and Cayman Islands respectively to serve as hubs to monitor the laundering of money in and out of the U.S.
The defendants in the case: gabbai Moshe Zigelman (max 18 months), Grand Spinka Rebbe Weisz (two years), Roth (sentenced to 14 months), Tel Aviv lawyer Jacob Kantor (fugitive at large) and four money remitters (who each received four months). Spinka entities paid $2 million in fines and forfeited $4 million. Kasirer will probably be sentenced in the spring of 2013. The scheme was robbing the US treasury year after year of millions.
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This article was nominated for deletion on 29 December 2007. The result of the discussion was keep. |
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Encyclopedic tone -
I've reorganized and condensed the lead paragraph (used to be two paragraphs) to be more neutral and encyclopedic in its coverage. The remainder of the article should also read more like a typical Wikipedia article and less like a summary of the news. A few things stick out:
That's all my suggestion, not official policy. What is policy is that we write articles in encyclopedic fashion rather than as current events. If we can get this article on course right now it will be a good article. Otherwise it could become a mess as more and more people add tidbits of information and try to change it to reflect their view of events. Hope that helps. Wikidemo ( talk) 19:40, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
I strongly supported this article at AfD, but the picture is prejudicial. I am removing it per WP:BLP. Do not revert without discussion. DGG ( talk) 05:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
This is not a Jewish or Judaism related controversy. This is merely someones legal problem and in no way has anything to do with Judaism more than a Jewish person having a baby girl, in fact one having a Jewish baby girl has to do more with Judaism than his personal legal problems. It's not controversial it's outright illegal and a big Chilul Hashem.-- Shmaltz ( talk) 00:42, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
I edited without reading the discussion (oops)... but now that the case is over and he's pled guilty, it's not a controversy. This article also does not "rank" enough to warrant mention in the FBI category, or even the Hasidic Judaism category. It is a sub-article of an article in the Hasidic Dynasty category. Giving this article undue prominence could be perceived as biased against Hasidic Judaism. Avigdorim ( talk) 22:05, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
On December 19, 2007, Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Weisz, his Gabbai, and six other men were charged in connection with an alleged tax fraud scheme in Los Angeles, California. American authorities claimed that the scheme involved soliciting tens of millions of dollars of donations to Spinka charities over a span of approximately ten years, then refunding 80-95% of the funds back to the donor through an Israeli bank, despite the donors' claiming a tax deduction on the full amount. Five Brooklyn Spinka institutions were also named as defendants. [1] [2] [3]
In July, 2009, Weisz and other conspirators pleaded guilty to charges of money-laundering two days before trial. On July 28, he spoke at a public symposium on business ethics in Brooklyn, NY, admitting and apologizing that "things happened that were not supposed to happen... we have to commit that in the future this will never happen again." [4] He disclosed a legal compliance plan developed in conjunction with a team of lawyers and accountants, to which all Spinka institutions were bound to follow, and which he offered to share freely with all other synagogues, schools and institutions.
According to AUSA Dan O'Brien Robert A. Kasirer operated as the primary informant to the government in order to exonerate his own tax fraud. Kasirer engaged in conversations with Spinka leaders included gabbai Moshe Zigelman. Approximately 99% of Spinka's income was kicked back out. Spinka in $27 million 2006.
Search warrants played an important part in pulling hundreds of boxes from five to six locations in LA and Brooklyn utilizing 50-60 FBI agents. Computers were also confiscated. Kasirer was asked and agreed to use a video camera the size of a shirt button to document receiving $50,000 in cash at jewelry shops in East LA. Bank Mizrah in Israel played an important part in the scheme, Joseph Roth of the bank set up phony corporations on two occasions for Kasirer in the Caribbean and Cayman Islands respectively to serve as hubs to monitor the laundering of money in and out of the U.S.
The defendants in the case: gabbai Moshe Zigelman (max 18 months), Grand Spinka Rebbe Weisz (two years), Roth (sentenced to 14 months), Tel Aviv lawyer Jacob Kantor (fugitive at large) and four money remitters (who each received four months). Spinka entities paid $2 million in fines and forfeited $4 million. Kasirer will probably be sentenced in the spring of 2013. The scheme was robbing the US treasury year after year of millions.
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