Six Jewish People busted in benefits scam

According to the feds, " Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark G. Peters, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced today the filing of criminal charges against six defendants for participating in long-running schemes to hide substantial assets and income obtained from significant business and real estate interests in order to attain government benefits designed for low-income individuals. In total, the defendants allegedly obtained more than $1.3 million of government benefits.  SHLOMO KUBITSHUK, RACHEL KUBITSHUK, NAFTALI ENGLANDER, and HINDA ENGLANDER were charged in one complaint, and LEIB TEITELBAUM and DEVORAH TEITELBAUM were charged in a separate complaint.  The defendants were arrested in Brooklyn this morning and are scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court later today.    

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said:  “For over a decade, this ring of six defendants allegedly lied to city and federal officials about their financial status in order to obtain benefits that were meant for the needy.  The alleged schemes that netted them over a million dollars has been put to an end and the defendants now face federal fraud charges.”

Commissioner Mark G. Peters said:  “These defendants were millionaires stealing from the poor, as charged.  The defendants fraudulently concealed their wealth to obtain benefits, including Section 8 vouchers intended to help low income New Yorkers find housing, according to the allegations.  At a time when affordable housing is scarce, and there is a waiting list for Section 8 vouchers, it is reprehensible that some New Yorkers went without so that these defendants could have still more.”

According to the allegations contained in the Complaints[1]:

From 2001 to 2016, SHLOMO KUBITSHUK, RACHEL KUBITSHUK, NAFTALI ENGLANDER, and HINDA ENGLANDER conspired and engaged in a scheme to obtain government benefits designed for low-income residents, including Section 8 housing subsidies, Medicaid health insurance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) food stamps, totaling more than $980,000.  In connection with applications for these benefits, they failed to disclose substantial income and financial assets, including a portfolio of multimillion-dollar residential real estate properties.  The defendants also perpetrated the fraud by providing false income affidavits for each other.

From 2007 to 2016, LEIB TEITELBAUM and DEVORAH TEITELBAUM also conspired and engaged in a scheme to obtain government benefits designed for low-income residents, including Section 8 housing subsidies, Medicaid health insurance, and SNAP food stamps, totaling more than $330,000.  In connection with applications for these benefits, they failed to disclose substantial income and financial assets, including a jewelry business and an apartment they owned.

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SHLOMO KUBITSHUK, 38, RACHEL KUBITSHUK, 39, both from Brooklyn, New York, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to steal government funds, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and two counts of theft of government funds, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.  NAFTALI ENGLANDER, 40, HINDA ENGLANDER, 41, LEIB TEITELBAUM, 39, and DEVORAH TEITELBAUM, 36, all from Brooklyn, New York, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to steal government funds, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and three counts of theft of government funds, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

The maximum potential sentences in these cases are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by a judge.

U.S. Attorney Bharara praised the work of DOI and the Criminal Investigators of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. 

The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s General Crimes Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eli J. Mark and Thane Rehn are in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the Complaints are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty."

Were the Jews specifically targeted? Who knows. I know in my story, my case became Rabbi David although I never filed one case with immigration as a Rabbi. I assume there is a lot of Jewish hatred in the government. In any event, what can they expect if they end up in federal prison? They are really going through hell now. Here is my report....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

    

If Hilary becomes President....

Hilary Clinton

Will Ami and Mishpacha magazine keep showing her as a cartoon? I think it's disrespectful and ridiculous.

They should at least show her face and give her the respect she deserves. She is a woman, she is a human being, she is also made in the image of G-d

debate between Clinton and Trump

Trump and Clinton in debate, courtesy CNN

I think Secretary Hillary held her ground against Trump. Listen, I met Hilary Clinton in 2000 and Donald Trump in 1995. Hilary shook my hand and took a picture with me. Trump shook my hand and jumped into his limousine. I want Hilary to be president. She is more of a balanced leader.

Two Indians charged with Visa Fraud

According to the feds... "A New York man was arrested this morning pursuant to an indictment charging him, two information technology companies that he partly owns, and an employee with fraudulently using the H-1B visa program to reduce skilled labor costs, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.     

Sowrabh Sharma, 31, of New York, is charged – along with SCM Data Inc., a New Jersey corporation, MMC Systems Inc., a Virginia corporation, and Shikha Mohta, 33, of Jersey City, New Jersey, the head of finance for the companies – with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and to obstruct justice and one count of conspiracy to harbor aliens.

Sharma is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court. Mohta was previously arrested in May 2015 on a criminal complaint and was released on a $100,000 bond.  

According to the indictment unsealed today:

SCM Data and MMC Systems offered consultants to clients in need of IT support. Both companies recruited foreign nationals, often student visa holders or recent college graduates, and sponsored them for H-1B visas. The H-1B program allows businesses in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers with specialized or technical expertise in a particular field, such as accounting, engineering or computer science.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) was empowered to approve and process applications for residency within the United States, and the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) was charged with the enforcement of the requirements of labor regulations, including immigration-related employment standards and worker protections. 

SCM Data, MMC Systems, Sharma, Mohta and other conspirators recruited foreign workers with purported IT expertise who sought work in the United States. The conspirators then sponsored the foreign workers’ H-1B visas with the stated purpose of working for SCM Data and MMC Systems’ clients throughout the United States.  When submitting the visa paperwork to USCIS, the conspirators falsely represented that the foreign workers had full-time positions and were paid an annual salary, as required to secure the H-1B visas. Contrary to these representations and in violation of the H-1B program, SCM Data, MMC Systems, Sharma, Mohta, and others paid the foreign workers only when they were placed at a third-party client who entered into a contract with SCM Data or MMC Systems. 

In some instances, SCM Data, MMC Systems, Sharma, Mohta, and others generated false payroll records to create the appearance that the foreign workers were paid full-time wages. The conspirators required workers to pay SCM Data or MMC Systems their gross wages in cash. In exchange, SCM Data or MMC Systems would issue payroll checks to the foreign workers in a smaller amount. The conspirators then encouraged the foreign workers to submit the bogus payroll checks to USCIS as proof that the workers were engaged in full-time work despite the fact that they were not working for SCM Data and MMC Systems.

Once USDOL launched an audit of SCM Data and MMC Systems, the conspirators provided fabricated leave or vacation slips to USDOL for the time periods that the foreign workers were not working in order to conceal the fact that they were not paid during those time periods as required by federal law. 

The visa fraud and obstruction of justice conspiracy charge carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The alien harboring conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. 

U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Terence S. Opiola, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael Mikulka, with the investigation leading to the charges."

Indians are notorious for filing bogus and fraudulent documents. If I were in charge, every Indian would be suspect of fraud.

How much time will they sit? It all depends on how much they stole or made off the fraud. In my opinion, I see them potentially sitting a year or two.  If they end up in prison, this is what they can expect....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Ex Connecticut Governor heading Otisville Prison

ex Governor Rowland, courtesy courant.com

According to the Hartford Courant, ex Governor Rowland is heading to Otisville to do his 30 month bid. See story here...http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-rowland-prison-0927-20160926-story.html

What can he expect in Federal Prison? What can he expect in Otisville? I was there already. I have some of the answers. You can read them here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Blessed when we come and go

The Torah says, baruch atah be'vo'echa uvaruch atah betzeisecha, blessed when you come and blessed when you go...See Deut. 28:6. What is the blessing really referring to? Based on Gematria numerology we have a clue? The phrase equals 1585. Another phrase with the same number is rofei chul basar umaphlie la'asos, or healer of all flesh and makes wondrous acts. We say this blessing after we go to the bathroom. This teaches us the blessing of being healthy and that is a true blessing. You could not enjoy one moment of  life if you have to do constantly relieve yourself or if you are in stomach pain. Hence the blessing of coming and going refers to health of bodily movements.

To learn more about my findings based on numerology, read my thoughts at Code of the Hearthttps://www.amazon.com/Code-Heart-Gematria-Bible-Decoder-ebook/dp/B012LM98XO


  

Hasidic man guilty of gang assault

defendant Mayer Herskovic

According to the new york times, Mayer Herskovic was found of guilty of a gang assault in the beating of a black man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. See story here....http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/nyregion/hasidic-man-found-guilty-of-gang-assault-in-beating-of-black-student-in-brooklyn.html?_r=0

The story says he is facing 3 to 15 years in State prison.

He was convicted based on dna evidence. According to Torah law, you can convict only on the basis of two witnesses.

Westchester Neurologist gets 4 months prison term

According to the feds, "Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID S. YOUNGER, a neurologist with a private medical practice in Manhattan, was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan federal court to four months in prison for tax fraud in connection with his falsely classifying and deducting, in 2007 and 2008, over $580,000 in personal expenses – including golf and country club dues, property taxes for his home, and the purchase of a Mickey Mantle baseball card – as business expenses attributable to his medical professional corporation.  YOUNGER pled guilty on May 19, 2016, before United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who also imposed sentence.

According to the Information and statements made in open court:

YOUNGER, a resident of Westchester County, is a board-certified neurologist engaged in private medical practice in Manhattan through the David S. Younger M.D., P.C. professional corporation (the “Younger P.C.”).  In 2007 and 2008, Younger filed both personal tax returns on behalf of himself and his wife, and corporate tax returns on behalf of the Younger P.C.  In 2007, YOUNGER used approximately $250,000 of corporate funds to pay personal expenses, and in 2008, YOUNGER used approximately $335,000 of corporate funds to pay personal expenses.  YOUGNER caused all of these expenses falsely to be recorded as business expenses such as medical supplies, office expenses, and professional fees in the books and records of the Younger P.C.  YOUNGER caused these expenses falsely to be deducted from income on tax returns of the Younger P.C., and YOUNGER also fraudulently omitted these personal expenses as income on his personal tax returns.

Among the personal expenses that YOUNGER falsely categorized as business expenses and deducted on his corporate tax returns in 2007 and 2008 are the following:  approximately $100,000 in fees to a private golf and country club, approximately $53,000 in property taxes for YOUGNER’s residence, a $4,300 placement fee for a nanny/housekeeper, approximately $17,000 for the construction of an electric gate at YOUNGER’s residence, $345 for a Mickey Mantle baseball card, approximately $26,000 for the restoration of a piano that was picked up from and delivered to YOUNGER’s residence, approximately $37,000 for a vendor to perform construction work at YOUNGER’s residence, approximately $18,000 for furniture delivered to YOUNGER’s residence, and at least approximately $20,000 of airfare for members of YOUNGER’s family.

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In addition to his prison sentence, YOUNGER, 62, of Scarsdale, New York, was ordered to pay a fine of $25,000 and restitution to the IRS to be determined. "

Four months is a walk in the park. He will probably end up in a camp like Otisville. He is lucky he did not get more time.  Will he lose his license? Hard to say, hopefully he will keep it. Boy all this hell over money.

To see what he can expect in federal prison, read my story.. https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Nine Charged in New York State Corruption

According to the feds, "Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Adam Cohen, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging eight defendants with federal public corruption offenses, including JOSEPH PERCOCO, the former Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor of the State of New York, and ALAIN KALOYEROS, the President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (“SUNY Poly”).  The charges arise from two separate but overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption, and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in New York State contracts and other official state actions. 

In the first scheme, PERCOCO is charged with soliciting and accepting more than $315,000 in bribes in return for taking official state action to benefit an energy company (the “Energy Company”) and a Syracuse-based real estate developer (the “Syracuse Developer”).  As part of this scheme, PETER GALBRAITH KELLY JR., an executive at the Energy Company, and STEVEN AIELLO and JOSEPH GERARDI, executives at the Syracuse Developer, are charged with orchestrating the payment of bribes to PERCOCO. 

In the second scheme, AIELLO and GERARDI, along with LOUIS CIMINELLI, MICHAEL LAIPPLE, and KEVIN SCHULER, who are executives at a Buffalo-based development company (the “Buffalo Developer”), are charged with paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to TODD HOWE, a consultant hired by KALOYEROS to help administer the state’s “Buffalo Billion” initiative and related programs.  As the charges allege, in exchange for the bribe payments, HOWE and KALOYEROS secretly rigged the bids on lucrative state-funded contracts to ensure that the Syracuse Developer and the Buffalo Developer would win the contracts. 

All eight defendants charged in the Complaint were arrested this morning.  PERCOCO, KELLY, and KALOYEROS are scheduled to be presented later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court.  AIELLO and GERARDI are scheduled to appear later today in federal court in Syracuse.  CIMINELLI, LAIPPLE, and SCHULER are scheduled to appear later today in federal court in Buffalo. 

Also unsealed today is the guilty plea of TODD HOWE in connection with his participation in both corruption schemes described above.  HOWE pled guilty pursuant to an Information before U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman on September 20, 2016, and is cooperating with the Government.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said:  “Today’s charges shine a light on yet another sordid side of the show-me-the money culture that has so plagued Albany.  As alleged, Joseph Percoco, the former Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor, was on the take.  And pervasive corruption and fraud allegedly infected signature state development projects like the Buffalo Billion program.  The bids allegedly were rigged, the results preordained; companies got rich and the public got bamboozled.  As alleged in the Complaint, it turns out the state legislature does not have a monopoly on crass corruption in New York.”      

FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Adam Cohen said:  “These arrests speak volumes to those who, as alleged in the complaint, arrogantly took what was not theirs and who acted without morals and ignored ethics.  Each of them allegedly broke the law because they chose greed, and, as a result, personally tarnished an historic opportunity.  Their alleged behavior compromised the integrity of government and impeded the promise of liberty.  We cannot say it often enough: It is the expectation of the public that government officials are not in their positions to self-deal or to serve their personal interests.”

IRS-CI SAC Shantelle P. Kitchen said:  “The honest taxpayer’s confidence in the tax system depends on everyone paying their fair share, regardless of their occupation, wealth or prominence – or their public office or public position.  IRS Criminal Investigation takes allegations of public corruption by public officials and public employees very seriously, and we are always ready to contribute to an investigation when the allegation has a financial component.”

According to the allegations contained in the Complaint[1] unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:

The PERCOCO Bribery Scheme

In the first scheme alleged in the Complaint, PERCOCO, who served as the Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor between January 2012 and mid-2014, and again in 2015, is charged with abusing his official position and extensive influence within the Executive Branch of New York State (the “State”) by seeking and accepting bribe payments from executives at companies that were seeking benefits and business from the State, in exchange for PERCOCO’s use of his official authority and influence to benefit those companies. 

PERCOCO solicited the bribe payments from two clients of HOWE –the Energy Company and the Syracuse Developer – both of which had retained HOWE as a consultant to help them obtain official State action.  In email correspondence between HOWE and PERCOCO obtained through judicially-authorized search warrants, PERCOCO and HOWE referred to the bribe payments as “ziti,” a reference to a term for money used by the characters in the television show “The Sopranos.”

Bribes from KELLY and the Energy Company

The bribes paid to PERCOCO from the Energy Company were orchestrated by KELLY, the head of external affairs and government relations for the Energy Company.  Kelly conspired with PERCOCO and HOWE to funnel more than $287,000 in bribe payments from the Energy Company to PERCOCO and PERCOCO’s wife in exchange for PERCOCO’s official assistance for the Energy Company on an as-needed basis. 

As alleged in the Complaint: (a) State action was critical to the Energy Company’s business; (b) starting as early as 2010, KELLY provided personal benefits to PERCOCO, including expensive meals and a Hamptons fishing trip, in an effort to cultivate access to PERCOCO; (c) in response to KELLY’s requests for official State assistance, PERCOCO, who was experiencing financial difficulties at the time, requested that the Energy Company hire his then-unemployed wife; (d) in or around the end of 2012, KELLY caused the Energy Company to create a position for PERCOCO’s wife that paid approximately $90,000 per year while requiring PERCOCO’s wife to do little work.  In exchange for these payments, PERCOCO agreed to use his official position and influence, and did in fact use his official position and influence, to help the Energy Company with specific State matters as the opportunities arose.  Among other things, PERCOCO agreed to use his official position and influence to assist the Energy Company’s efforts to obtain (i) a valuable agreement from the State allowing the Energy Company to buy lower-cost emissions credits in New York for a power plant proposed to be built in New Jersey and (ii) a lucrative long-term power purchase agreement (the “PPA”) with the State guaranteeing a buyer for the power to be produced at a power plant proposed to be built in New York, which was expected to save the Energy Company approximately $100 million in development costs.

The Energy Company’s payments to PERCOCO’s wife were concealed in various ways to hide their true source.  KELLY ran the monthly payments to PERCOCO and his wife through a consultant who worked for the Energy Company in order to disguise the source of the payments.  KELLY also made sure that PERCOCO’s wife’s photograph and full name were not included in promotional materials for the Energy Company, and he falsely told his superiors at the Energy Company – on two separate occasions – that PERCOCO had obtained an ethics opinion from the Governor’s Office approving of PERCOCO’s wife’s employment with the Energy Company, when in fact no such opinion existed.  For his part, PERCOCO concealed the criminal scheme by failing to include the Energy Company as the source of payments on his State-mandated financial disclosure forms. 

Bribes from AIELLO, GERARDI, and the Syracuse Developer

Beginning in early 2014, PERCOCO was also paid bribes totaling approximately $35,000 from the Syracuse Developer.  These bribe payments were orchestrated by AIELLO, the president of the Syracuse Developer, and GERARDI, its general counsel.  AIELLO and GERARDI arranged for the payment of these bribes in exchange for PERCOCO’s official assistance for the Syracuse Developer on an as-needed basis. 

Specifically, PERCOCO agreed to, and did, take official action for the benefit of the Syracuse Developer to (a) reverse an adverse decision by the Empire State Development Corporation (“ESD”), which is the State’s main economic development agency, that would have required the Syracuse Developer to enter into a costly labor peace agreement, (b) free up a backlog of more than $14 million in State funds that had already been awarded to the Syracuse Developer but were delayed in payment, and (c) secure a substantial pay raise for AIELLO’s son, who worked in the Executive Chamber.

To disguise the nature and source of the bribe payments, the Syracuse Developer’s bribes to PERCOCO were funneled through bank accounts and a shell company set up by HOWE.

The “Buffalo Billion” Fraud and Bribery Scheme

The second scheme alleged in the Complaint involves bribery, corruption, and fraud in the award of contracts under the “Buffalo Billion” initiative and similar programs.  In that scheme, executives at two companies, one of which was the Syracuse Developer, conspired with KALOYEROS and HOWE to deceive Fort Schuyler Management Corporation (“Fort Schuyler”), a State-funded entity charged with awarding State contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, by secretly rigging the bidding process so that the contracts would be awarded to those two companies.

KALOYEROS, who oversaw the application process for many of the State grants awarded under the Buffalo Billion and similar programs, retained HOWE to assist with developing the projects and identifying developers for those projects.  HOWE in turn solicited and received bribe and gratuity payments from (a) the Syracuse Developer, facilitated by AIELLO and GERARDI, when the Syracuse Developer was seeking State development grants for projects in Syracuse, New York, and (b) the Buffalo Developer, facilitated by LOUIS CIMINELLI, MICHAEL LAIPPLE, and KEVIN SCHULER, when the Buffalo Developer was seeking State development grants for projects in Buffalo, New York.  In exchange for the bribe payments, HOWE worked with KALOYEROS to deceive Fort Schuyler by secretly tailoring the required qualifications for those development deals so that the Syracuse Developer and the Buffalo Developer would be awarded the contracts, in Syracuse and Buffalo respectively, without any meaningful competition, while falsely representing to Fort Schuyler that the bidding process was fair, open, and competitive. 

More specifically, in or about October 2013, Fort Schuyler issued requests for proposals (“RFPs”) to solicit bids from interested and qualified developers for the Syracuse and Buffalo projects.  KALOYEROS, with HOWE’s assistance, oversaw the drafting of the RFPs and, unbeknownst to Fort Schuyler, KALOYEROS and HOWE secretly solicited from AIELLO, GERARDI, CIMINELLI, LAIPPLE, and SCHULER qualifications of the Syracuse Developer and Buffalo Developer to put in the RFPs so that the RFPs would request qualifications specifically held by those companies.  For example, the Syracuse RFP requested the use of specific project management software used by the Syracuse Developer.  After HOWE emailed GERARDI and AIELLO a draft of the Syracuse RFP approximately two weeks before its public issuance, GERARDI sent back to HOWE and AIELLO a handwritten mark-up of the draft RFP, on which GERARDI had, among other things, underlined the software names and wrote “too telegraphed??  I would leave out these specific programs.”  For its part, the Buffalo RFP, as initially issued, required 50 years of experience by a local developer – a qualification touted by the Buffalo Developer in promotion materials provided to KALOYEROS.  This requirement was later changed and claimed to be a “typographical error.”  The Buffalo Developer also was provided internal State documents to use in its submission.

False Statements by Aiello and Gerardi

On or about June 21, 2016, AIELLO and GERARDI were voluntarily interviewed by law enforcement agents conducting the investigation in this case.  As alleged in the Complaint, both AIELLO and GERARDI made false statements during their respective interviews.  Specifically, they both denied (i) hiring or making payments to PERCOCO and (ii) being asked by HOWE to make any campaign contributions to the Governor.  GERARDI further claimed that his handwritten edits and suggestions on the early nonpublic draft of the RFP were intended not to help the Syracuse Developer win the RFP, but to ensure that a broader, more open RFP was created so more companies could compete to be SUNY Poly’s preferred developer in Syracuse.  As alleged in the Complaint, those statements were false. 

A chart containing the names, ages, residences, charges, and maximum penalties for the defendants is attached.  The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by a judge. 

U.S. Attorney Bharara praised the work of the FBI and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, which jointly conducted this investigation with investigators from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  Mr. Bharara also recognized the New York State Attorney General’s Office, which This case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Janis Echenberg, Robert Boone, David Zhou, and Matthew Podolsky are in charge of the prosecution."

What can they expect in federal prison, if they end up in prison? Here's my story...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Former Congressman Weiner in hot water

Anthony Weiner

According to the NY Daily News, Anthony Weiner's latest texts to a 15 year old girl may lead to criminal prosecution. See story here...http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/anthony-weiner-allegedly-sexted-15-year-old-girl-report-article-1.2800788

Cannot this man control himself and stop? It appears that he gets more and more empowered. As it says in the talmud, if you a commit a sin more than once it becomes permissible to you. However, that does not stop the feds from coming down on him like a ton of bricks.

If he would end up behind the fence, he would probably end up in FCI Fort Dix, home to about 800 sex offenders or chomos.

To see what federal prison is all about, go here....I don't wish this on my enemies....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Mortgage Scammer gets Hammered

According to the feds..."U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Rachel Siders, 41, of Roseville, to 14 and a half years in prison for her involvement in mortgage fraud schemes that cost financial institutions over $17 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Federal juries returned verdicts in two trials, in March 2015 and December 2015 finding her guilty of multiple counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, making a false loan application, and committing aggravated identity theft.

According to evidence presented at the first trial, in 2008 Siders and co-defendant Theo Adams, 50, of Roseville, applied for a home equity line of credit using his relative’s name on an underwater Roseville property owned by Adams. They submitted false tax returns in the relative’s name with significantly inflated income along with mortgage application documents with forged signatures. Siders, a notary public, falsely notarized the loan application documents, which were sent to Washington Mutual Bank. The bank relied upon the false documents to provide a $250,000 line of credit. Siders received $170,000 of the proceeds. After making minimal payments, the defendants defaulted on the loan.

According to evidence presented at the second trial, from mid-2006 through early 2008, Siders and Vera Kuzmenko, 46, of Loomis, and other defendants engaged in a mortgage fraud scheme involving over 30 properties in the Sacramento area. They secured more than $30 million in residential mortgage loans on more than 30 homes purchased through straw buyers. The loan applications contained materially false information as to the straw buyers’ income, employment, assets, and intent to occupy the residences. Records introduced at trial showed that Vera Kuzmenko received millions of dollars, and that Rachel Siders received hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Vera Kuzmenko, was a licensed real estate agent for part of the scheme, and Rachel Siders ran the Rocklin office of the escrow company used on the majority of the transactions. She helped funnel millions of dollars to her co-defendants, which was not disclosed to the lenders.

“The sentence today reflects the seriousness of Siders’ crimes, which included participation in two separate mortgage fraud schemes. Over the course of two years, Siders oversaw and participated in numerous fraudulent loans and diverted money into shell accounts for her own benefit. She abused her position as an escrow officer and as a notary public to make this criminal enterprise succeed,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Talbert. “The sentence imposed is a significant reminder that those who engage in such conduct will be held accountable.”

“Today’s sentence sends a clear message; anyone profits from fraudulent mortgage transactions—whether by creating the scheme or facilitating it—will not escape justice,” said Supervisory Special Agent Dan Bryant at the FBI Sacramento field office. “The FBI aggressively pursues those involved in such large-scale, complex financial fraud matters to seek justice for the victims and protect the regional economy.”

“Rachel Siders was driven by greed in her participation in this mortgage fraud which targeted the Sacramento area,” said Michael T. Batdorf, Special Agent in Charge, IRS‑Criminal Investigation. “Today’s sentencing is a reminder how serious our courts consider this criminal activity and our commitment in providing financial expertise to our federal partners in these types of crimes.”

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lee S. Bickley, Michael D. Anderson, and Matthew D. Segal prosecuted the case.

On March 15, 2016, Judge Mendez sentenced Vera Kuzmenko to 14 years in prison. She was found guilty of multiple counts of mail and wire fraud, money laundering and witness tampering. On April 19, 2016, Theo Adams, 50, of Roseville, was sentenced to two years in prison. Previously, Judge Mendez sentenced co-defendants Peter Kuzmenko, 38, of West Sacramento, to 19 years in prison; Aaron New, 42, of Sacramento, to 11 years and three months in prison; Nadia Kuzmenko, 37, formerly of Loomis, to eight years in prison; and Edward Shevtsov, 52, of North Highlands, to eight years in prison. They were found guilty on February 13, 2015, after a 21-day trial, of multiple counts of mail and wire fraud associated with the mortgage fraud scheme. In addition, Peter Kuzmenko, Edward Shevtsov, and Aaron New were found guilty of money laundering associated with the scheme, and Nadia Kuzmenko was found guilty of witness tampering."

The lesson is not to play with the banks. They will hammer you hard. The party is over for these people. To see what they can expect, read my story...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Wisdom of the Hebrew Letters

It says that if a soldier captures a woman of a beautiful form, he may take her.....The phrase in Hebrew says , aishes yefas toar. See Deuteronomy 21:11. Was this woman a virgin? Can you tell from the phrase itself? With aid of Gematria-numerology, you have a clue. As noted from above, I added the phrase and it came to 1792. I looked up other phrases with 1792 and I was impressed what I found. It says the following at Deuteronomy 22:20, "But if this was true, signs of virginity were not found on the girl." This teaches us that the captured woman is not a virgin.

What other language in the world can have such deep meanings. We can only learn this from the Hebrew language, the language of creation.

To learn more about my findings of life, nature and creation based on the Hebrew letters, please read my book at ......https://www.amazon.com/Code-Heart-Gematria-Bible-Decoder-ebook/dp/B012LM98XO

and as always, thanks for stopping by  

Man Pleads guilty to identity theft....

According to the feds..."Richard Lee Derrick, Jr., 52, of Honolulu, pled guilty today in federal court to one count of aggravated identity theft. Derrick will face a mandatory term of imprisonment of two years, a fine of up to $250,000, and restitution when he is sentenced on January 10, 2017, by United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson.

Florence T. Nakakuni, United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, stated that, according to documents filed with the court, Derrick engaged in a scheme by which he filed numerous fraudulent federal and state income tax returns using the personal information of others. During court proceedings, Derrick admitted to filing one such fraudulent federal tax return using his deceased wife’s social security number on February 20, 2014. As part of the plea agreement, Derrick pled guilty to the identity theft offense but also agreed that he was responsible for fraudulently obtaining $241,897.60 in refunds from the State of Hawaii. Derrick agreed to pay restitution in that amount to the State of Hawaii Department of Taxation.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, and the United States Postal Inspection Service, with the assistance of the State of Hawaii Department of Taxation, Criminal Investigation Section. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amalia Fenton."

What was this person thinking, that you could just steal people's information and no one will complain???

Now he will be with new company in a prison world. What can he expect....?https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

 

terrorism in new york, my thoughts

Blast scene, courtesy, New York Times

You don't have to live in the middle east to experience a taste of terrorism. It is here on our homeland. We first were witness to this madness when the late rabbi meir kahane was assassinated back in the early 90's. Then we had the attack at the world trade center basement in the early 90's and then the grand slam destruction of the twin towers which occurred back in 2001. Imagine, any child up to 15 years old never saw such madness and that is a huge part of our population. We had the attack in California by a Pakistani couple, and now we have the chelsea bomb , the  Elizabeth train station bomb and we learn that the FBI picked up five people off the verrazano bridge going to the belt parkway.

Ahmad Khan Rahami , suspect in this terrorism story

What do I make of this? Well, going to prison for my story, I see that there will be collective punishment for everyone else, meaning that the innocent will suffer because of the few rotten apples.

Our rights will gradually erode away until we are implanted with chips in our brain so there can be total control. Sad world we are living in.

Why cannot we all get along? Are we not all children of Adam, cannot we learn the lesson of kain and hevel?

I pray to G-d that the prophet's statement that the wolf will live with the lamb will somehow come true, as if all the nations of the world unite as one family in the service of G-d.    

In the mean time, we must be vigilant and be aware of suspicious packages and people. At least we all have I phones and cameras so reporting is a lot easier. Safety should be our number one priority until this madness ceases to exist, bli neder bli shevua (praying to G-d)

If they do get caught alive, this is what they can expect in Federal Prison, since they lump everyone together in the same prison. Eventually, they get separated and the dangerous ones ending up in supermax. When I was in MCC, I met Oded, who ended up with a twenty five year sentence for selling weapons to the taliban. Here is my notes .....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG


In  a post script, the suspect was caught and survived a shoot out. He will be chained to his hospital bed like a wild animal and will be under federal custody for decades. Thank G-d this man's reign of terror is over. New Yorkers can sleep better at night with this man off the streets.

Sikh Indian gets 4 year prison sentence

According to the feds.."Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BALDEV TAL, a/k/a “David Tal,” was sentenced today by the U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti to four years in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara stated:  “Banks, credit unions, and small businesses in our community lost millions of dollars because of the fraud perpetrated by Baldev Tal and his co-conspirators.  Today, Tal has been sentenced to federal prison for his crime.”

According to the Information previously filed in White Plains federal court and public information: 

From at least in or about 2007 through in or about August 2015, Binder Tal, BALDEV TAL, a/k/a “David Tal,” a/k/a “Ashok Kumar,” Shariful Mintu, and their co-conspirators fraudulently obtained loans and lines of credit from banks, credit unions, and other lending institutions.  The defendants obtained the loans by providing materially false information to the lenders about the borrowers’ assets, including, but not limited to, false information about the borrowers’ employment and income.  Through their scheme, the defendants and their co-conspirators fraudulently obtained more than $2.5 million in proceeds in connection with dozens of loan applications and applications for lines of credit.  The vast majority of the loans and lines of credit went into default, and millions of dollars were not repaid.

As part of the scheme to defraud, the defendants used the proceeds to personally enrich themselves and their families.  Fraudulently obtained proceeds from the loans and lines of credit were used toward, among other things, (i) credit card debts for personal expenses of the defendants, (ii) debts arising from business expenses, and (iii) debts arising from other fraudulently obtained loans, to conceal the fraudulent nature of these loans.

In addition, the defendants and their co-conspirators also engaged in extensive efforts to perpetuate and conceal the fraudulent scheme.  These efforts included, but were not limited to, multiple members of the conspiracy acting as the borrowers for different loans, falsely claiming that the purpose of the loans was to purchase or finance used luxury automobiles, when in fact many of the automobiles were never purchased or leased by the defendants or their co-conspirators, and the loan proceeds were later distributed to other members of the conspiracy and to entities they controlled.

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Previously, the Judge Briccetti sentenced Binder Tal to 30 months in prison and Shariful Mintu to one year and one day in prison.."

What were they thinking that they would never get caught? Obviously ,  a thief gets emboldened the more times he does it....To see what they can expect in Federal Prison, go here....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Mortgage Modification Fraudster gets 16 year prison sentence

According to the feds..."Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DIONYSIUS FIUMANO, a/k/a “D,” was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 16 years in prison for helping to orchestrate a massive mortgage modification scheme through which he and his co-conspirators defrauded thousands of American homeowners out of a total of approximately $31 million.  FIUMANO was convicted on May 3, 2016, following a jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge John F. Keenan, who also imposed today’s sentence.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said:  “At a time when many homeowners needed help the most, Dionysius Fiumano and his co-defendants claimed to be the mortgage modification lifeline they needed.  But instead, Fiumano’s company preyed on and victimized the desperate homeowners, taking their money and doing nothing to actually help.  Thankfully, Fiumano and his co-defendants have been put out of the swindling business and put behind bars.”

According to the Indictment and other filings in Manhattan federal court, and the evidence presented at trial:

FIUMANO was the general manager of sales at Vortex Financial Management, Inc., a/k/a Professional Marketing Group, a/k/a Professional Legal Network (“PMG”), an Irvine, California-based company that offered purported “mortgage modification” services.  Specifically, PMG convinced homeowners that it would work with their lenders to modify the terms of the homeowners’ mortgages to make them more affordable.  In that capacity, FIUMANO oversaw PMG’s sales staff of approximately 65 telemarketers and managers.

From November 2011 through May 2014, FIUMANO, while working with and through his sales staff, perpetrated a scheme to defraud homeowners in dire financial straits who were seeking relief through mortgage modifications.  Through a series of false and fraudulent representations, FIUMANO and his staff duped thousands of homeowners into paying thousands of dollars each in up-front fees in exchange for little or no mortgage modification service.  In total, through their scheme, FIUMANO and his co-conspirators obtained approximately $31 million from more than 30,000 victim homeowners throughout the United States.

As part of the scheme, PMG purchased thousands of “leads,” consisting of the names, addresses, and other contact information of homeowners who had fallen behind in making mortgage payments on their homes.  At FIUMANO’s direction, PMG sales staff then solicited these customers by email and by phone, and, using a series of fraudulent misrepresentations, tried to lure them into sending money to PMG for purported mortgage modifications.  FIUMANO, through his sales staff, regularly lied to homeowners, including by saying that (a) the homeowners were retaining a “law firm” and an “attorney” who would complete a mortgage modification application and negotiate aggressively on the homeowners’ behalf with banks to modify the terms of the homeowners’ mortgages; (b) the homeowners had been “pre-approved” or “pre-qualified” to receive a mortgage modification; (c) PMG employed underwriters who would calculate and guarantee the homeowners a new, modified rate and monthly mortgage payment; and (d) the up-front fees paid by the homeowners would be paid directly to the homeowners’ lenders, to the attorneys to pay their fees, or to pay the purported “hard costs” of the modification.  In truth and in fact, and as FIUMANO well knew, all of these representations were false.

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In addition to his prison term, FIUMANO, 45, of Irvine, California, was sentenced to three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay forfeiture and restitution of $11,975,404."

Instead of helping distraught home owners, he helped himself and now will have to face the big house...
To see what he can expect in federal prison, go here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Federal Correctional Officer faces 45 year prison sentence

According to the feds, "A correctional officer employed by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons at the Victorville Federal Correctional Complex has been arrested on federal civil rights and assault charges stemming from an incident in which she allegedly kicked a female inmate in the head.

          Cynthia Flores, 34, of Victorville, was arrested yesterday afternoon and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on charges in a four-count indictment.

          Flores is charged in an indictment that was returned by a federal grand jury on September 7. The indictment accuses Flores of deprivation of rights under color of law, assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, falsifying records and making false statements and concealing material facts in a matter within the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice.

          The charges stem from an incident in which Flores allegedly assaulted an inmate at the women’s prison camp in Victorville on June 2, 2013. During the evening count, when correctional officers ensure that all inmates are present, Flores initiated a physical altercation with the victim inmate. After the inmate’s hands were placed in restraints behind her back, and she was held chest down on the floor, Flores allegedly kicked the inmate in the head.

          “Law enforcement officers have a duty to uphold the civil rights of all Americans, and, when those rights are violated, we must act decisively,” said United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker. “No citizen should have to suffer the physical abuse by a law enforcement authority alleged in this case. Such abuse not only undermines the integrity of our justice system, but undermines the professional work being done by the vast majority of correctional officers.”

          Following the incident, Flores allegedly submitted both a written incident report and a videotaped oral report in which she described a verbal and physical altercation with the inmate. The indictment alleges that Flores falsely stated that the inmate had assaulted her, when it was actually Flores who assaulted the inmate by pushing the inmate into a wall, striking her and kicking her in the head.

          An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime.  Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

          If she is convicted on all counts, Flores would face up to 45 years in prison."

If she pleads guilty she may end up with probation. It is too early to tell. If she faces prison time, this is what she can expect...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

 

Former Judge gets prison time

According to the feds.... "A former New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and disbarred lawyer was sentenced to federal prison today for her conviction on Social Security fraud and wire fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, and Special Agent in Charge Robert Feldt of the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General.

Juanita Roibal-Bradley, 61, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA) of more than $40,000.00 and an estate and its beneficiaries of almost $572,000.00.  Roibal-Bradley was ordered to pay $17,863.40 in restitution to the SSA; the amount of restitution Roibal-Bradley will pay to the estate heirs will be determined by the court at a later time.  Roibal-Bradley also was ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.

Roibal-Bradley was charged in a 23-count indictment on Sept. 10, 2015, with one count of defrauding the SSA, twelve counts of wire fraud and ten counts of money laundering.  According to the indictment, between Sept. 2007 and March 2011, Roibal-Bradley defrauded the SSA of more than $40,000.00 in disability benefits by failing to disclose that she was employed as a mediator and supervising attorney by the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration and thus not entitled to disability benefits.  Roibal-Bradley previously had served as an ALJ at the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration from 2003 to 2007.

The indictment’s wire fraud counts alleged that between March 2012 and June 2013, Roibal-Bradley devised and executed a scheme to defraud an estate and its beneficiaries of almost $571,948.98.  In furtherance of the scheme, Roibal-Bradley falsely represented herself to be an attorney authorized to practice law and agreed to provide legal services in administering an estate at a time when New Mexico Supreme Court had prohibited her from the private practice of law.  The Court subsequently disbarred Roibal-Bradley in March 2014.  As part of the scheme, Roibal-Bradley falsely promised to distribute the estate’s funds to its beneficiaries but instead transferred the funds into her personal bank account and used wire transfers to facilitate the transfer of funds.  The indictment alleges that, between April 2012 and Aug. 2012, Roibal-Bradley facilitated eleven wire transfers ranging in amounts of $5,000.00 to $389,503.33 from the estate’s bank account to her personal bank account.

The indictment also charged Roibal-Bradley with laundering the proceeds she derived from her wire fraud activity by transferring those assets to others, including members of her family.  The indictment alleges that Roibal-Bradley facilitated eleven transfers of proceeds from her wire fraud activities ranging in amounts of $12,000.00 to $131,492.77 between May 2012 and July 2012.

On Feb. 2, 2016, Roibal-Bradley pled guilty to defrauding the SSA and to the twelve wire fraud charges.  In her plea agreement, Roibal-Bradley admitted she applied for SSA disability benefit payments in Sept. 2011, and claimed that she had a disability that prevented her from working.  The SSA continued to pay Roibal-Bradley disability benefits between March 2008 and March 2011, even though she was working full-time as a mediator and supervising attorney for the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration.  In entering her guilty plea, Roibal-Bradley admitted that she failed to notify the SSA that she was capable of full-time gainful employment.

Roibal-Bradley’s plea agreement also details the scheme by which she defrauded an estate and its heirs of almost $572,000.00.  In the plea agreement, Roibal-Bradley admitted that she did not tell the administrator of the estate that she was prohibited from engaging in the private practice of law.  She also admitted fraudulently transferring $571,948.98 from the estate’s bank accounts into her own bank account between April 2012 and Aug. 2012."

I don't what this person was thinking but obviously, the thief gets used to what he/she does best. Now comes regret. To learn more about federal prison, go here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

 

Man takes guilty plea for insurance fraud

According to the feds..."Alfonso Apu, 48, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and admitted that he staged car accidents in a scheme to defraud insurance companies, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, from at least October 2011 until August 2014, Apu conspired with at least six other individuals to stage dozens of car accidents and submit false claims to insurance companies seeking compensation. Apu and other defendants staged accidents with two or three vehicles that caused $5,000 to $10,000 in damage to each vehicle. After the staged collision, the defendants submitted a cover story to an insurer that concealed the true cause of the accident. The cover story used aliases, false identities, and false addresses for the defendants. The defendants used many different vehicles in the staged collisions by using false identities to register the vehicles and obtain insurance policies. They also recruited other individuals to allow their cars to be used in a staged accident and to make false claims under their insurance policies.

According to the plea agreement, as part of the scheme, the defendants offered to repair the recruited individual’s vehicle at automobile repair shops that they had access to or that were owned by co-defendants, usually performing cosmetic repair or none at all. It allowed them to repair damaged vehicles for an amount significantly less than the payment from an insurance company. In all, Apu caused at least $115,000 in false insurance claims.

This case is the product of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division. Assistant United States Attorneys Patrick R. Delahunty and Henry Z. Carbajal III are prosecuting the case.

Apu is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd on December 12, 2016. On September 6, 2016, Cristopher Santiago Sanchez-Becerra, 32, of Stockton, pleaded guilty to the scheme and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 28, 2016. Apu and Sanchez-Becerra each face a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The actual sentences, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables."

All the money this man made from the insurance fraud will be lost and he won't enjoy a penny of it in jail. He will regret the stupidity of his actions. To learn more about federal prison, go here....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

   

Crazy Eddie dead at 68

Antar in handcuffs

According to the NY Times, Eddie Antar has died at 68 years old. The article says he spent 7 years in prison for his accounting fraud. I met his nephew in Otisville Camp.See article here...http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/business/eddie-antar-retailer-and-felon-who-created-crazy-eddie-dies-at-68.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fnyregion&action=click&contentCollection=nyregion&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

I was also extradited and spent time in Federal prison. To see what to expect go here. https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG


  

Memories of Sept 11, 2001

I will never forget that day. The night before I was busy with my former immigration customers, and especially, one Sudanese Guy I won't forget by face, although I forgot his name. I think his first name was Ahmed.

The next morning, Sept 11, 2001, Leiby Vago wakes me up and says a plane hit the World Trade Center. I was looking at it and I thought it was an accident. But when the second plane hit I knew it was something else more sinister. I did not go to work for two weeks. My business was basically shut down since we were two blocks from the World Trade Center.  I was told that I had some clients who perished in those towers. I met one person from a distance, Shimmy Biegelson, who I saw in a bungalow colony when I visited the vago family back in the summer of 2001.

May the victims be a memory for the good and may G-d protect the United States of America .