Mayor and Rabbis Arrested in Corruption Probe

[Raynie]

...what? 0:

NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- The New Jersey officials and their associates charged in a federal probe of public corruption exchanged hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in parking lots, restaurants, boiler rooms and bathrooms, an acting U.S. attorney said Thursday.

The investigation netted 44 defendants -- 29 on corruption charges and 15 for alleged money laundering, acting U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra Jr. said at a news conference.

Defendants were to begin appearing Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Newark.

Among the 15 are five rabbis, including the national leader of the Syrian Jewish community. They are alleged to have laundered more than $3 million in a "high-volume, international money-laundering conspiracy," Marra said. Their alleged dealings stretched to Israel and Switzerland.

Read the rest here (CNN)

EDIT: Sorry, should have said mayors. :]

 

[Firo]

Why do they even try?

 

[Unabomber]

i saw this on the news a while ago, i was like "wtf, rabbis?"

 

[Antiquity]

Saw it this morning. Doing things with the black market.
It was like, what the hell is going on here?

 

[Ashes Remnant]

First MJ... Then Billy Mays... Now their taking down corrupt politicians, and religious leaders?

Apocalypse. Really. 4chan goes down next. Permanently.

 

[Unabomber]

First MJ... Then Billy Mays... Now their taking down corrupt politicians, and religious leaders?

Apocalypse. Really. 4chan goes down next. Permanently.

oh god no.

 

[Archetype00x]

Oi.

 

[Pinwheel]

Not surprised.

 

[Crossroads]

LOL

Seriously Rabbis? That's awesome.

 

[Donna da Ragione]

Syria? Not Israel? hm