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| Two link rabbi to jails scheme |
| By New York Daily News |
| Published: 12/29/2003 |
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A prominent Brooklyn rabbi has been implicated in a bribery scandal for allegedly helping to get inmates moved to country club prison camps from medium-security federal prisons, the Daily News has learned. Two people who pleaded guilty in the bribery scam have told authorities that a rabbi was heavily involved; one said the rabbi "takes the money and he pays it to those who need to be paid." Law enforcement sources said that rabbi is Milton Balkany, 57, director of the Bais Yaakov girls school in Borough Park. Balkany, known as the Brooklyn Bundler for his ability to raise campaign funds for politicians - mostly Republicans - already is facing charges for allegedly misusing $700,000 in federal funds earmarked for disabled kids at his school. The rabbi has proclaimed his innocence on those charges, adding yesterday that he also is innocent of bribery allegations. "Not 10 cents, not even a box of toothpicks," has been given to any prison official, Balkany said. "It has never happened without exception, and I say that in the strongest truth." Alexander Zakharov, 44, a former Brooklyn livery cab driver currently of Seminole, Fla., and Sam Kaplun, 61, of Hallandale, Fla., formerly of Staten Island, were arrested in 2001 and immediately began cooperating. When he pleaded guilty two months ago, Zakharov said: "The money was to be given to [the] rabbi. They told me that the money was then supposed to be given to federal government officials." Kaplun pleaded guilty Nov. 24. A spokesman for Interim Manhattan U.S. Attorney David Kelley said the investigation was continuing. No prison officials have been charged. |
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