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Ovadia Yosef's Son Resisted Dwek's Illegal Temptation
Israel National News ^ | 7/26/2009 | staff

Posted on 07/26/2009 6:27:54 PM PDT by Nachum

(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi David Yosef, the son of Shas party spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, resisted a bribe offered by state's witness Solomon Dwek in the American investigation that resulted in the arrest of 44 people on charges of bribery or money laundering last week, according to a report by News One on Sunday.

The report says that Dwek came to the younger Rabbi Yosef and offered to cash a $25,000 for him in exchange for a percentage of the money, claiming he had nothing to eat and that the rabbi was obligated to save him. The rabbi was careful enough to refuse and say he did not deal in such matters

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ovadia; resisted; son; yosefs

1 posted on 07/26/2009 6:27:55 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Dwek from Nigeria?


2 posted on 07/26/2009 6:32:29 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Don’t think so. This is a Jewish guy.


3 posted on 07/26/2009 6:36:20 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Dwek came to the younger Rabbi Yosef and offered to cash a $25,000 for him in exchange for a percentage of the money, claiming he had nothing to eat and that the rabbi was obligated to save him.

Just sounded like the Nigerian scam.


4 posted on 07/26/2009 6:38:35 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Rabbi David Yosef, the son of Shas party spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, resisted a bribe offered by state's witness Solomon Dwek in the American investigation that resulted in the arrest of 44 people on charges of bribery or money laundering last week, according to a report by News One on Sunday.

5 posted on 07/26/2009 6:39:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: tet68
Just sounded like the Nigerian scam.

Interesting questions here.

6 posted on 07/26/2009 6:49:07 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: tet68

Dwek from Jersey.

Offered bribes to gentile politicians and ultra-orthodox rabbis and an organ broker.

Wearing a wire.

I love my state.


7 posted on 07/26/2009 7:14:17 PM PDT by heartwood
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