Stealing From Holocaust Survivors: Massive Fraud Uncovered At Charity Controlled By Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto

The massive fraud at Hazon Yeshaya further exposes the unethical activity of its founder, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto.

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto

I hope that the FBI, which is reportedly investigating similar alleged crimes involving Pinto's American organization, is paying attention to this.

Ha'aretz reports:

…The [Government of Israel's Registrar of Associations] is seeking new regulatory powers in response to the massive fraud discovered earlier this year at the Hazon Yeshaya charity, headed by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto. In April, 10 employees of the charity, including its director and founder, were arrested on suspicion of perpetrating a multimillion-dollar fraud. Specifically, the charity allegedly sold food for cash instead of distributing it to needy Holocaust survivors as it told both its donors and the registrar it was doing.

The subsequent police investigation found that about two-thirds of the organization's income stemmed from selling food to other organizations, with no supervision, though such activity wasn't authorized by the organization's bylaws. The millions of shekels it thereby earned from other Israeli organizations were then listed in its financial statements as donations from abroad to hide the fact that it was selling food.

Altogether, Hazon Yeshaya had a turnover of more than NIS 40 million a year, including grants of NIS 2 million from the government and NIS 250,000 from the Jerusalem municipality.…

Meanwhile, the registrar, who is worried by what he sees as a large uptic in money laundering by nonprofits, rarely uses the the power it has to strip those nonprofits of its seal of approval. Ha'aretz cites one such case, that of Chabad's central Israeli organization. The government had Chabad cold on money laundering and related crimes. But, probably because of Chabad's political power, the government did next to nothing about it.

Ha'aretz notes that:

Also in 2007, police launched an investigation into the Chabad youth organization. After receiving the findings of this probe, the registrar demanded that the organization correct numerous problems and prepared a recovery program for it. Nevertheless, it did not withhold the organization's good governance certificate.

Related Posts:

Pinto Index.

Chabad Youth Money Laundering.

Chabad Agriprocessors Alleged Money Laundering.

Comments

[kiss my ass]

drop dead, all you regularly contributing shitheads.

[R.W.]

He was a massive fraud long before any financial improprieties kicked in.

[Lubavitchers are Christians]

Posted by: kiss my ass | August 09, 2012 at 05:39 PM

Why would I kiss your ass? Your ass smells.

[NeverFrum]

was the food they sold kosher....or if not did thy sell it to non-jews.....that's all that really matters.

[Gefilte Fish]

KMA,

Guess you think that stealing from Holocaust survivors is acceptable. If I had donated to them under the assumption that they were donating this money to Holocaust survivors (who, by the way, are treating very differently in Israel than in the U.S., but that's a story for another day), I'd be royally pissed off.

Good thing that I NEVER donate to Chabad. I've learned my lesson.

[Abracadabra]

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[grandpa]

Posted by: kiss my ass

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[Missed the Mark]

You're dead wrong grandpa. This site isn't about slandering chassidim and frummies. It's about rooting out and shaming the ones that do bad things, and the ones that cover up for the ones that do bad things. That has nothing to do with slander. It's honest journalism and reporting. Shmarya is a decent guy, not a slanderer, or perpetrator of lashon hara.

[seymour]

who regrets that he will not be able to attend, will remain in his mother's basement.

Posted by: Abracadabra | August 09, 2012 at 06:52 PM
maybe we can do a video conference for Shmarya

[Office of the Chief Rabbi]

maybe we can do a video conference for Shmarya
Posted by: seymour | August 09, 2012 at 07:26 PM

To do list for Sunday:
1. Arrange live streaming
2. Get autographed copy of David Berger's book for door prize
3. Order special T-shirts "Return to Shmarya's Mother's Basement"
4. Invite JTA and wait to read the write up later without attribution in the Forward
5. Give tzedakah to FM

[Alter Kocker]

HEY KISS MY ASS:
Your last comment was a dirty crack, and speaking of dirty cracks, how's your mother?

[Dovid X]

Meanwhile, the registrar, who is worried by what he sees as a large uptic in money laundering by nonprofits, rarely uses the the power it has to strip those nonprofits of its seal of approval. Ha'aretz cites one such case, that of Chabad's central Israeli organization. The government had Chabad cold on money laundering and related crimes. But, probably because of Chabad's political power, the government did next to nothing about it.

The scumbag strikes again. Strikes out that is.

[devora-torah]

hang him

[devora-torah]

tis person looks so greasey the rope will just slide over his head so maybe send him to spend the rest of his days as a cleaner at a concentration camp site in poland.WHAT CUNNING EYES.

[Dovy]

I knew he was slimy the moment I saw his picture years ago. Unfortunately, the upscale pizza store I go to has a big picture of him. The boss has to be totally clueless or in bed with the slimeball.

[rebeljew]

A celebrity kabalist is found through deep investigation to be committing fraud. Of course, were there any earlier signs that they might not be on the up and up?

Let me put it in simplest terms. First indication that you should investigate your celebrity kabalist for fraud. HE IS A CELEBRITY KABALIST!!!!!!!!!

[God is not amused.]

When you don't do an honest days work YOU HAVE TO BECOME A THIEF to sustain yourself. So this should come as no suprise to anyone. With so much time on their hands, that is all they do is look for angles to "shake someone down." They look for "victims."
Sad to say, THEY are the reason I stopped "donating" ANY organization. Sen, Larkin calls me up to donate for the YEARLY Federation drive. Sen, Larkin is in the pocket of the Chassids(they keep putting him back in office) because he diverts grant$$$$$ to Kiryas Joel. Then to make matters worse.......the Federation was found to "misappropriate" $$$$$. Who on their right mind would "donate" again, after finding this out???
The Haredi Mafia = a cancer on Jewish society.

[Chicago Sam]

Kabbalah--gotta love it.

[Fleishike Kishke]

I remember when this degenerate mekuble launched into the big time. Unsatisfied with life as a hill of beans, Pinto’s publicity team seemingly got the NY Times (and other media outlets) to do stories alleging that he was Cabbalist to Manhattan Millionaires, and how long they waited to see them, and how much they forked over for his magical ability to see into the future, and then others with more money than brains just had to get in on the Pinto action and a Celebrity Mekuble was born. But now it seems this rapacious fraud wasn’t content with hoodwinking the Jewish wealthy, he seemingly also had to steal from Holocaust survivors.

[judah holland]

how about the felonius activities at aventura chabad ................forta, holland, ezagui, stillman