Israeli attorney pleads guilty to role in $35m Ponzi scheme Shlomo Erez worked with six co-conspirators, including an Orthodox Jew whom then-President Donald Trump pardoned during his last week in office. May 30, 2024
Cryptocurrency con man Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25-year prison sentence At the height of FTX’s prominence, it was valued at $30-plus billion and Bankman-Fried’s net worth at more than $20 billion. March 29, 2024
Global forex network busted by Israel, Germany The international fraud is believed to have involved tens of millions of euros. Pesach Benson Sept. 5, 2023
Finance Ministry proposes oversight mechanism for funds to Arab towns Localities, including predominantly Jewish ones, with higher levels of crime would undergo stricter supervision. Amir Ettinger Aug. 30, 2023
Haredi man charged with seducing women using secular identity on dating sites More than 30 women have come forward claiming to have been his victims. Aug. 28, 2023
HBO ‘Telemarketers’ series by Jewish filmmakers uncovers massive fraud Benny and Josh Safdie, the brothers who made the film “Uncut Gems,” have produced a shocking, yet funny, three-part exposé. Aug. 22, 2023
Jerusalem merchant arrested after charging US tourist $1,900 for ashtray The Old City storekeeper overcharged her credit card. Aug. 16, 2023
Suspect throws 35,000 shekels out window Israeli investigators were stunned when the bills went flying. Pesach Benson Aug. 2, 2023
‘Israeli faked kidnapping in Ethiopia’ The Foreign Ministry believes Francis Adbabayi, 79, faked his own abduction in bid for ransom. July 16, 2023
