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Two Ex-Madoff Computer Programmers Are Indicted by Grand Jury Ney York, NY - Two former computer programmers for convicted money manager Bernard Madoff were indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan.
Jerome O’Hara, 47, and George Perez, 44, previously had been charged in the case. They are accused of developing and maintaining the computer programs used in Madoff’s fraudulent investment-advisory business. Madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence for conducting the biggest Ponzi scheme.
“O’Hara and Perez are alleged to have known that the special programs they developed ...March 18 06:03 Read Full Story » Kassam Rocket Attack Leaves 1 Dead 11:43AM IL: A Kassam rocket has slammed down in the community of Netiv HaAsarah. According to preliminary reports, ...
March 18 05:47
PHOTOS: Fundraiser For NYS Senator Eric Adamas Held In Boro Park [PHOTO LINK BELOW] On Sunday, March 14, 2010, New York State Senator Eric Adams joined other elected officials and leaders of the Boro Park Hasidic community at a dinner organized to support the re-election of Senator Adams. New York State Senator John Sampson and New ...
March 18 05:42
TLC Equips Cabs With New Fare Setting Alert The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has equipped more than 5,000 cabs with a new system to alert riders if they are being charged an out of town rate.
The move comes after the TLC announced thousands of drivers bilked passengers out of more than $8 million over the last two years.
They say some cabbies ...
March 18 05:36
American-Born Muslim Cleric Calls For Jihad Against U.S. American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is calling for jihad against America, claiming "America is evil" in a new audio message obtained by CNN.
"With the American invasion of Iraq and continued U.S. aggression against Muslims, I could not reconcile between living in the U.S and being a Muslim, and I eventually came ...
1 Comments | March 18 03:30
J Street Support's White House Against Israel Reporting that J Street is siding with anti-Israel elements is not exactly news, but the radical left-wing organization feels the need to make a statement on its homepage, backing the United States against Israel in the diplomatic affair surrounding the vice presidential visit to Jerusalem.
J Street continues to ...
1 Comments | March 18 02:58
Jordan Looking to Re-Occupy Jerusalem King Abdullah of Jordan is not passing the opportunity to get involved in the Israel-bashing that has reached unprecedented heights since last week, with the American administration opting to focus all its attention at Israel the stumbling block to peace in the Mideast.
During a meeting on Wednesday with Catherine ...
3 Comments | March 18 00:58
Rubashkin Case Goes to Supreme Court Washington, DC - Lawyers for Sholom Rubashkin asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction in the District Court of Northern Iowa, in hopes that the highest court in the country will find reason to revisit the case.
The lawyers filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, in which the Supreme Court agrees to ...
2 Comments | March 18 00:29
Chicago Man to Plead Guilty in Mumbai Terror Plot Chicago - Five months after he was arrested on his way to Pakistan, allegedly to meet with leaders of a terrorist group, David Coleman Headley is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday in federal court in Chicago in connection with the 2008 deadly terror assault in Mumbai, India, court records show.
Headley has been ...
3 Comments | March 17 17:13
Canada: Nation-Wide Warrant Over Anti-Jewish Graffiti Police in Calgary have issued a Canada-wide warrant for an 18-year-old man over anti-Semitic messages spray-painted on mailboxes, signs at Jewish synagogues and a war memorial for Holocaust survivors.
The racist graffiti discovered in mid-November included swastikas and the words kill Jews" and six million ...
4 Comments | March 17 17:00
Israel Police Testing New Traffic Cameras Beginning this coming Sunday, Israel Police will begin testing a new system, one that will detect if a private vehicle travels in a public transport lane. The cameras will be testing in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, monitoring bus/taxi lanes, seeking to apprehend motorists who use the lanes to ‘make ...
3 Comments | March 17 16:40
Boro Park: Mayor Bloomberg To Campaign With David Greenfield Thursday Brooklyn – Mayor Michael Bloomberg will campaign with New York City Council candidate and education advocate David G. Greenfield tomorrow, Thursday, March 18. The Mayor and Greenfield are set to visit Congregation Anshe Sfard at 6PM. The Mayor, was recently elected with 75% of the vote in this Council district, will be ...
5 Comments | March 17 16:01
Knesset Votes in Tax for Treif Meats The Knesset on Wednesday voted a bill into law that permits levying additional taxes on treif meat. The bill was authored by MK (Yahadut HaTorah) MK R’ Moshe Gafne, who is obviously aware the law banned importing treif but the added fines he hopes will bring about changes, since in reality, non-kosher meats are ...
7 Comments | March 17 15:05
Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky Visiting Moscow Jewish Community The entire Moscow Kehilla is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming visit of the Rosh Hayeshiva Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky shlit"a and the Rebbetzin Shetichye who will be spending Shabbos Vayikra as guests of Yeshiva Ohaley Yaakov and the Moscow Community Kollel.
The Rosh Hayeshiva is leading a delegation to be mechazek ...
1 Comments | March 17 14:43
PM's Brother-in-Law: President Obama is an 'Anti-Semite' Dr. Chaggai Ben-Artzi, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s brother-in-law is known for his candid statements, not one who hides behind political etiquette. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, in a number of radio interviews, Ben-Artzi labeled US President Barak Obama “an anti-Semite”, of course leading to the ...
26 Comments | March 17 14:17
Brazilian President Visits Arafat's Grave There can be no doubt that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a real friend of the PA (Palestinian Authority) administration, sharing the aspirations of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) for statehood.
Visiting Ramallah on Wednesday, Silva called upon Israel to dismantle the partition barrier, ...
7 Comments | March 17 14:02
Greenfield Aims To be 'Pothole Councilman' Sets up telephone hotline to report potholes – will deliver list to City Hall himself!
Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate David G. Greenfield set up a pothole hotline where residents in his Brooklyn district can report dangerous potholes. While he is usually known as a leading education advocate, Greenfield ...
7 Comments | March 17 14:02
NBC: Another Top Paterson Aide to Resign Today According to NBCNewYork, another top-level aide in Gov. David Paterson’s office is expected to step down today later this afternoon.
Shoerenstein’s decision to leave the Paterson’s camp comes on the heels of two other high level resignations in his cabinet. His Director of Communications, Peter Kauffmann, ...
3 Comments | March 17 13:00
Jewish Woman R"L Killed By NYC Bus; Misaskim On Scene 11:55AM EST: A Jewish woman was R"L killed after she was pinned under a bus in the East Tremont section of The Bronx, YWN has learned.
The accident occurred at approximately 8:00AM Wednesday ...
2 Comments | March 17 11:55
Widespread Arab Violence – Police Chief Cohen Says 'No Intifada' One of the greatest tools at the disposal of officials wishing to address problems, including Islamic violence and attacks is denial, a refusal to ‘call it what it is’, something that Israeli officials excel in. This has been the case since the so-called “First Intifada” back in 1987 [a prior to that as ...
1 Comments | March 17 11:50
Paterson Drags Gillibrand Under His Bus Elizabeth Benjamin of the NY Daily News Blog reports: Gov. David Paterson this morning blasted his hand-picked US senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, for throwing him "under the bus" during his recent scandals.
During an appearance on Don Imus' radio program, Paterson took a swipe at Gillibrand, who earlier this month said the ...
3 Comments | March 17 11:36
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