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A A A Comments (5) By Graham Rayman Tuesday, Mar 9 2010

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In the end, Judge Castel refused toprevent the sale of the apartment, anddismissed the appeal.

So ended the case of the diamond merchant who would be king. And what is Kalisch doing now? Well, he's out of the diamond business, according to a friend of his who still works at the old Diamond Exchange on West 47th Street. He's working with special-needs children, the friend said.

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12/08/2011 4:52:00 PM

Nice story you got there! Really an intriguing one, thanks for posting!

nyc_subway_rat 04/01/2010 8:37:00 PM

Great story. Interesting, thought provoking, & well written.

DONNA 03/16/2010 9:15:00 PM

What was this guy thinking? Yet another greedy person trying to exploit Brazil. What he did was illegal.

William McCarthy 03/16/2010 6:04:00 AM

Grayham That is such an interesting and enlightening report. Thank you for all your work and enterprise. The reality of the corruption in the world is astounding. Stories like this remind me of how fortunate I am to live in a society that attempts to be civilized and manages to do so most of the time. Bill McCarthy

NYC Firefighter 03/10/2010 5:41:00 PM

This article is a metaphor for what is going on not only in NYC, but around the country and the world. Wall Street is contaminating the planet. Im surprised that Kalisch is not a commissioner in the Bloomberg administration. This article shows what pure greed is doing to our society. Wall Street has destroyed Greece and now Ireland and Spain will be the next countries to fall because of people like Kalisch. I like how this article is written. It shows how in every house there is a story. But is revises that saying in light of the economy that in every foreclosed house there is a story. I would love to know what political candidates Kalisch has donated money to.

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