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Blogs
February 18, 2011
Rabbi Milton Balkany Gets 4 Years in Prison for Extortion Scheme
Crooked rabbi BalkanyPolitical heavyweight Rabbi Milton Balkany was sentenced today to four years in prison for trying to shake down a hedge fund. As the Post reports, federal judge Denise Cole took the unusual step of ordering the 64-year-old rabbi jailed immediately, saying she was "seriously c ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Milton Balkany, Brooklyn Rabbi With Clout, Guilty as Charged in Shakedown Case
Frances M. Roberts/NewscomA jury in Manhattan federal court yesterday convicted Brooklyn Rabbi Milton Balkany of extortion, thus ending one of New York's longest-running lucky streaks. The verdict caps a seven-day trial which revealed a drama worthy of John Guare or David Mamet: Secretly reco ... More >>
Columns
November 10, 2010
The Rabbi Who Conned Himself
Milton Balkany hedges and misses his bets
Blogs
February 19, 2010
Milton Balkany, Brooklyn Rabbi, Busted Again
There are many choice quotes contained in the new federal complaint filed yesterday against Milton Balkany, the politically connected Borough Park rabbi whose Rolodex includes well-thumbed cards for influential figures ranging from Bob Dole to Rudy Giuliani. Here's Balkany, 63, telling repr ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
Rudy Giuliani Cancels City Hall Appearance; Kerikphobia Suspected
Rudolph Giuliani was supposed to come to City Hall to endorse conservative Republican Michael Grimm in his race for the Staten Island Congressional nomination, but one day after announcing it, he's canceled. No reason is given, but we suspect he did not wish to be questioned by the press tha ... More >>
News
February 24, 2004
Jail Breaks
Influential Rabbi Barred From Lobbying Federal Prison Officials
News
September 2, 2003
Rabbi Bunco
An Ally of Senators and Mayors Is Charged With Fraud