Six More Arrested In Lakewood welfare fraud raids ....More Expected...

Six more people were arrested in Lakewood late Tuesday as part of an ongoing government fraud investigation.

The individuals arrested Tuesday by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office are accused of defrauding government Medicaid and government assistance programs, including those for Superstorm Sandy benefits. In all, they’re accused of fraud amounting to nearly $700,000.

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said the investigation by his office found the six failed to report income they received from “numerous sources” that would make them ineligible for aid. Instead, they misrepresented their incomes and submitted amounts that made them qualify for the respective program’s benefits, he said.

The arrests included:

• Yitzchock Kanarek, 33, and Sora Kanarek, 39 of Brisk Lane: Charged with second-degree theft by deception for allegedly wrongfully collecting approximately $339,002.56 in Medicaid, SNAP, HUD, and SSI benefits between January 2009 and July 2014.

• Chaim Ehrman, 40, and Liatt Ehrman, 39, of Twin Oaks Drive: Charged with second- degree theft by deception for allegedly wrongfully collecting approximately $185,692.22 in Medicaid, SNAP, HEAP, and Sandy benefits between January 2011 and December 2015

• William Friedman, 45, and Faigy Friedman, 40, of Leigh Drive: Charged with second-degree theft by deception for allegedly wrongfully collecting approximately $149,842.28 in Medicaid, SNAP, HEAP, and HUD benefits between January 2011 and December 2015.

The defendants will appear in Ocean County Superior Court at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The investigation, which initially included the prosecutor’s office, FBI and the the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller’s Medicaid Fraud Division, has expanded to include to include the US Social Security Administration, New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Office of Criminal Investigation, and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office’s Economic Crimes Unit.

Coronato expects further arrests and may add other charges could be added.

The arrests came two days after eight people, including Rabbi Zalmen Sorotzkin and his wife, Tzipporah, were arrested early Monday morning on federal and state charges.

Collectively, they’re accused of receiving several hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of food, housing, and medical benefits despite income levels that would disqualify them from the various programs. Some of those arrested had $1 million-plus incomes, authorities have said.

More Welfare Arrests Expected Today As Feds Warn Lakewood: The Party Is Over

One day after four Lakewood couples were arrested for fraudulently underreporting their incomes in order to illegally take advantage of more than $1 million in state and federal benefits, township phones have been ringing off the hook, with hundreds of area residents requesting advice on how to avoid being arrested for public assistance fraud. 

The investigation was initiated by the FBI and the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, later growing to include the Social Security Administration, the New Jersey Department of Treasury and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

More arrests are expected to take place, possibly as soon as early Wednesday morning, reported NJ.comhttp://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/more_arrests_coming_in_lakewood_di_ionno.html

Complaints in the impending arrests involve fraudulent activity that has been taking place for as long as five years and Monday’s arrests appear to be just the tip of the iceberg.

“We are sending a message to this community that the party is over,” said one law enforcement source.

According to the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/2tVVsyG), a law enforcement source who agreed to speak only on the condition of anonymity said that dozens of people have called the Ocean County Social Services office asking to discontinue their public assistance benefits or to revise the income information they had previously submitted.

Millions of dollars in public assistance have allegedly been fraudulently distributed in the Lakewood area, said the source.
According to authorities, the investigation into financial irregularities in Lakewood has been ongoing for three years.

Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles said that he was disturbed by the recent arrests and that there are many people in the town who are truly in need of financial assistance.

“I have a waiting list of Section 8 vouchers of maybe 2,000 families that really need it,” said Coles.  “I hate to see things like that.”

Complaints in the impending arrests involve fraudulent activity that has been taking place for as long as five years and Monday’s arrests appear to be just the tip of the iceberg.

“We are sending a message to this community that the party is over,” said one law enforcement source.

According to the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/2tVVsyG), a law enforcement source who agreed to speak only on the condition of anonymity said that dozens of people have called the Ocean County Social Services office asking to discontinue their public assistance benefits or to revise the income information they had previously submitted.

Millions of dollars in public assistance have allegedly been fraudulently distributed in the Lakewood area, said the source.
According to authorities, the investigation into financial irregularities in Lakewood has been ongoing for three years.

Israel Askanim to Satmar and Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva ..."Chutzpa to Protest IDF.......Is Everything OK in Your Communities?"

The following is an open letter that appeared in Charedie Newspapers in Eretz Yisroel addressed to the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and Satmar Askanim that recently protested at Barclay Center in Brooklyn, about a total false narrative about IDF recruiting Yeshiva boys .... a total fabrication and a figment of the imagination of the Litvishe "Gedoilim" ...even R' Aron Schecter, Rosh Yeshivah of Chaim Berlin attended this "community of leitzem and Baalei Loshon Hara on Eretz Yisroel" on Parshas Shlach no less!

עסקני אמריקה החצופים:  אצלכם הכל בסדר?

מאז העצרת בארה"ב נגד חוק הגיוס, נחשפים עוד ועוד סקנדלים בציבור החרדי בארה"ב. עסקנים: במקום לחפש בעיות שאינן קיימות בארץ ישראל, תקנו את הבעיות שלכם :Loose  Translation    Since last week's organized protest in Barclay's Center against the IDF, More and more scandals in the US Chareidie community have been exposed and reported  Message to American activists: Instead of looking for problems that do not exist in Israel, correct your own  problems                                                                                                      מאז העצרת בארה"ב נגד                                                                                                                                                                 חוק הגיוס, נחשפים עוד ועוד סקנדלים בציבור החרדי בארה"ב, "כל יום קללתו מרובה מחברתו".  מספיק לרפרף בחשבונות פייסבוק של קהילת החוזרים בשאלה בארה"ב, ולגלות שם קהילה גדולה שלא מפסיקה לגדול, קהילה שמתפרסת לאורך כל מרכזי הקהילות בארה"ב. אין בית שאין שם מת כבר הפך כמעט לביטוי מילולי: לאחרונה אירעו מספר מקרי מוות טראגיים ומזעזעים בקרב הקהילה הזו - מקרים שהסעירו את החרדים בארה"ב. אותם מקרים מזעזעים, הם תוצאה ישירה של כשלון מתמשך בטיפול בנוער הנושר בארה"ב, תופעה ההולכת ומתרחבת. אך קלקולים קיימים לא רק אצל הנוער: היום התפרסמו תמונות של חרדים בעיירה לייקווד שנעצרו בחשד לזיוף מסמכים והוצאת כספים במרמה ממשרדי ממשלה, חלק מהעצורים הם קרובי משפחה מדרגה ראשונה של אישיות תורנית גדולה מאד בישראל. לפי הדיווחים גם כאן מדובר בתופעה נרחבת מאוד. אותם אירועים ואותן תמונות, מעמידים באור מגוחך את התערבות של חלק מהקהילה בארה"ב, בכל הנוגע לחוק הגיוס בישראל, כשעוד נטען בפרסומים השקריים שכביכול גדולי ישראל שותפים לגיוס בחורי ישיבה. שיא של חוצפה היה כאשר עסקנים מסויימים בלייקווד ניסו להתערב בהחלטות של גדולי ישראל בארץ. התמונות שהגיעו משכניהם ממחישה עד כמה התערבות זו היא שערוריה. הגדיל לעשות עיתון מסויים בארה"ב, מחוג מאוד מסויים שפרסם את שמותיהם ותמונותיהם וכתובותיהם של גדולי ואדירי תורה בארץ, וביקש מהקוראים לשלוח מכתבים אליהם הביתה כדי להטריד אותם, משל היו אחרוני העסקנים. קל להם לעסקנים לנופף בישיבות ובכוללים, ולהתלונן על הבעיות שיש בארץ ישראל. אך על אותם עסקנים אמריקנים, אם אכפת להם מהציבור החרדי, לדאוג קודם כל לעצמם. לתקן תחילה את הבעיות והקלקולים שם מעבר לים. ולא לחפש בעיות שאינן קיימות כאן. בבקשה עסקנים חצופים מארה"ב: אל תתערבו בנעשה פה אצל החברה החרדית, התעסקו בג'ונגל של אלפי נערים נושרים אמריקניים, שמצבם קשה גם ללא כל 'סכנת גיוס'. תקנו את החברה שלכם, הרחיקו ממנה נוכלים, ועבריינים. חנכו את הנוער שלכם ושימרו עליו. זו היא חובתכם האמיתית. Loose translation One can peruse Facebook and see that those who have unfortunately left the frum community in the United States, is now an OTD community that does not stop growing There has been a number of tragic and shocking deaths amongst those who are OTD  These shocking cases are the direct result of a continuing failure by American Askanim in the treatment of youth dropping out of Charedie communities in the US, a phenomenon that is expanding  Today, we see published pictures of Charedim in the town of Lakewood, who were arrested on suspicion of falsifying documents and fraudulently removing funds from government offices   Some of the detainees are relatives of a very large Torah personality in Klall Yisroel. According to reports, this phenomenon is very widespread  These same Rabbies criticise and ridicule the Israeli  Gedoilim regarding the law of conscription in Israel It was also claimed at the despicable anti-IDF Barcley rally that the great rabbis of Israel are partners in recruiting yeshiva students  A certain newspaper in the United States, even published  names and pictures and the addresses of the greatest Torah scholars in Israel, and asked the readers to send letters to harass them  It is easy for them to make meetings, assemblies, and protests and complain about the problems in Eretz Yisroel But the same American activists, if they care about the      Orthodox public, should take care of themselves first  First fix the problems overseas, rather than looking for problems that do not exist here  Please Chutzpadika US activists  Do not interfere with what is happening here in the ultra-Orthodox community. They have been busy with the jungle of thousands of American dropouts who are in a difficult situation even without any danger of being drafted. Fix your institutions, keep crooks away, and criminals. Educate and protect your youth. This is your true duty.

Gomez is the reckless driver that mowed down Mother and three children on Route 59 Monsey

Police charged a Spring Valley man with several counts of assault and reckless endangerment after he struck a mother and her three children as they walked along the shoulder of Route 59 in Monsey Monday afternoon.

Albert Gomez, 62, was sent to the Rockland County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail.

The 38-year-old mother, a 13-year-old daughter, nine-year-old daughter and three-month-old son in a stroller, were struck by the vehicle at around 2:47 p.m.  All of the injured were treated at the scene by Hatzolah Ambulance and transported to Westchester Medical Center.

Gomez, who was alone in his car, was charged with four counts of assault, four counts of reckless endangerment and one count of reckless driving. Additional charges may be pending, police said.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Ramapo Town Police at 845-357-2400.

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Car Runs over 3 in Monsey Child Critical

A stretch of Route 59 in Monsey is shut in both directions after three pedestrians were struck by a car on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Although limited information was available, police said one of the victims was an infant and one was a small child. Police could not comment on the seriousness of the injuries, but said the children, along with one adult, have been taken to area hospitals for treatment. 

Ramapo Police Sgt. Brian Corbett said the pedestrians were hit by a Toyota Corolla travelling west on Route 59 just before 3 p.m. by the Town Square Mall.

The infant was in a stroller, according to police.

No charges have been filed as the accident remains under investigation, Corbett said. 

Since Route 59 between Route 306 and Kennedy Drive will be closed for the next several hours while authorities investigate what happened, Corbett urged drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

At the scene of the accident, Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder renewed his call for more measures to be taken to enhance pedestrian safety in the area.

Wieder also tweeted, "Busiest Rd in Rockland. No sidewalks! Where are our State Representatives?" 

Check back for more information on this story. 

UPDATED 6:05 PM

One of the victims, a young child, is being flown via LifeNet from a field at the Lincoln School, authorities told Daily Voice. The others injured are reportedly the child's mother and two siblings.

The accident occurred at Route 59 and Robert Pitt Drive around 3:15 p.m., resulting in its closure, as D aily Voice previously reported. Drivers are asked to avoid the area or use care.

The driver remained on the scene after the crash. No charges have been filed.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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The scene where three people were struck on Route 59 in Monsey. Route 59 is closed in both directions. (Photo: Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal News)

CNN REMOVES ALL REFERENCES OF TRUMP/RUSSIAN CONNECTION FROM THEIR WEBSITE!

Interesting...... What happened? 
They discovered that to keep repeating the "Trump- Russian Connection" lies, that most Americans don't believe, are only hurting their image.... so they totally removed all references to that ...
see CNN

Nurse Fed Up With Chassidic Lifestyle Rants on Facebook

 A Facebook post allegedly written by a Nyack Hospital nurse at blasting Chasidic women for their lifestyle choices has sparked outrage in Rockland County’s Jewish community, many of whom patronize the nearby medical facility.

According to a News 12 report (http://bit.ly/2rXQO6g), Deborah Rosario wrote the post on Wednesday complaining that Chasidic women stay home to raise their large families while she and others have to work two jobs to make ends meet.

“They hide behind their religion!” posted Rosario.  “I’m tired of my tax dollars paying for their 13 children!!!!  I’m working 2 jobs while these pregnant beauties are shopping at lord and Taylor!!!  When will it end?”

Rosario, who began the post on her personal Facebook page by saying that she was voicing opinions that others might be afraid to articulate, finished off with a call to action, urging Rockland County residents to “wake up.”

Yossi Gestetner, head of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council, said that he was tipped off to the post by a member of the Jewish community.

Gestetner posted the content of Rosario’s post on Twitter and was contacted a short time later by officials at the hospital who arranged a Thursday morning meeting between Gestetner, Nyack Hospital CEO Dr. Mark Geller and the hospital’s chairman of the board Richard Kohlhausen.

Gestetner said that the mere fact that the hospital arranged the high level meeting so quickly indicated the facility’s commitment to treating all patients equally and its zero tolerance policy on discrimination.

“If someone wants to be a bigot that’s life but for a registered nurse at a hospital that services Orthodox and Chasidic people to say things like that gets people unnerved,” Gestetner told VIN News.  “It is against the code of conduct for members of the medical profession to disparage anyone based on their race, ethnicity, religion and so forth.”

An official statement released by Nyack Hospital said that the facility prides itself on offering the highest level of care to every patient and is continuing an internal investigation into the incident.

“We are appalled by the Facebook post, which in no way reflects our ideas and care delivered each day,” read the statement.

Lauren Malone, director of public relations at the hospital, said that she could not comment on what kind of consequences Rosario might be facing.

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