Thursday, October 10, 2013
FBI raids Monsey yeshiva in divorce-gang probe
The FBI descended late Wednesday on Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in connection with an investigation into a gang that pressured men into giving their wives religious divorces, a law enforcement source told The Journal News.
The FBI told Ramapo police to follow them to the yeshiva at 89 Carlton Road about 9 p.m. Authorities remained at the scene until early Thursday morning, when several agents were seen leaving the building, loading equipment into several unmarked cars with New Jersey license plates.
The source said arrests were made in Rockland as well as New Jersey.
An FBI spokesman in the New York City office said actions in connection to the investigation were also ongoing in Brooklyn.
The spokesman would only say that searches were being conducted in connection with an “ongoing investigation.” He could not confirm whether arrests had been made and referred all calls to the agency’s Newark, N.J. office. Officials there could not be reached for comment.
Agents could be seen inside the school's lobby area and at various points outside the building. Students outside the yeshiva said the school is for High School children. Several said they were inside the building when the raid began, but were forced to remain in the parking lot during the bulk of the law enforcement action.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe on Wednesday said he was aware of the raid, but referred all questions to the FBI. Ramapo police also would not field questions concerning the matter.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20131010/NEWS/310100037/
The FBI told Ramapo police to follow them to the yeshiva at 89 Carlton Road about 9 p.m. Authorities remained at the scene until early Thursday morning, when several agents were seen leaving the building, loading equipment into several unmarked cars with New Jersey license plates.
The source said arrests were made in Rockland as well as New Jersey.
An FBI spokesman in the New York City office said actions in connection to the investigation were also ongoing in Brooklyn.
The spokesman would only say that searches were being conducted in connection with an “ongoing investigation.” He could not confirm whether arrests had been made and referred all calls to the agency’s Newark, N.J. office. Officials there could not be reached for comment.
Agents could be seen inside the school's lobby area and at various points outside the building. Students outside the yeshiva said the school is for High School children. Several said they were inside the building when the raid began, but were forced to remain in the parking lot during the bulk of the law enforcement action.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe on Wednesday said he was aware of the raid, but referred all questions to the FBI. Ramapo police also would not field questions concerning the matter.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20131010/NEWS/310100037/
Comments:
It's about time they got his Monster Mr. Mendel Epstein YS"V. This is indeed Great News!!! May we ALL share in this Simcha together. Mazel Tov! On Mendel Epstein, is said "Shem Reshoim Yirkav Bekorov". May he rot in Hell. Now Moshiach can already come. Hey don't forget to hang them on a tree on Ocean Parkway.
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