From: hem@col400.att.com (Hillel E. Markowitz)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Re: Feld brothers update
Date: 5 Jan 93 16:28:54 GMT
Organization: AT&T Federal Systems
Originator: news@cbnewsf.cb.att.com

In article <1993Jan5.024856.9205@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
>
>Hillel Markowitz passes on an appeal for substantial "loans" and contributions
>to be sent to a bank in California.
>
>WARNING-there are enough contradictions and strongly unlikely elements
>in this whole story that anyone who has any regard for their money
>should check personally that the facts are accurate before sending
>any money. There is a possibility that this whole thing is a scam.
>
>The Chabad Rabbi who is cited as having first-hand knowledge of this
>has not returned my calls. Knowing Chabad and the standard behavior of
>Chabad Rabbis (I'm a substantial contributor), I find this
>particularly odd, and my efforts to check it out first-hand myself
>have met with failure so far.
>
>David
>-- 
>David Sternlight
>RIPEM Public Key on server  --  Consider it an envelope for your e-mail
>

The following was posted already to answer the objections printed
above.  The names of people to call have also been posted.  If
you have objections see Avi Feldblums post (earlier today) for
details where to get exact information.

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From: pinkas@skywalker.intel.com (Israel Pinkas)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Re: Feld Fraud?
Date: 29 Dec 92 01:01:28 GMT

I know Rabbi Yosef Levin first hand and daven at Chabad of Palo Alto
occasionally.  In the last few weeks, I have heard the following directly
from Rabbi Levin:

1. He will probably not return any calls on this matter.  The office is a
   little overwhelmed by the matter, and they have already had some crank
   calls.

2. The Feld's bail was reduced recently.  I believe that the figure was
   $750,000 each.  They have almost raised it.  (They don't want to deal
   with a bond, as that would cost them the 10%.)

3. They are shackled hand and foot WHILE WITH VISITORS.  This is standard
   practice in CA for "dangerous criminals".  Attempted murder falls into
   this category.  The shackles prevent full movement, but are not overly
   restrictive.  The way Rabbi Levin described them, the foot shackles are
   light weight, with about 18" of chain between them.  The hand shackles
   chain the hands to a chain belt with about 12" of chain.  This is enough
   for general movement, but not enough to put on tefilin.

   When they are in their cells, they are not shackled.  Even though they
   are shackled, there is bulletproof glass between them and the visitors.

   Rabbi Levin is the Jewish chaplain for Santa Clara County.  He has
   arranged for people to go to the jail on a daily basis to help the Felds
   put on tefilin, light chanukah candles, etc.  (Rabbi Levin needs to go
   for tefilin, as he is one of the few people that can be in the same room
   with them.)

   I believe that he has made arrangements for food.  I haven't heard the
   details.

   SOP for CA jails is to separate the accused.  The Felds are on different
   floors in the jail.

4. Rabbi Levin has never stated that they are not guilty.  He said that
   they are not criminals.  There is a difference.

-Israel Pinkas
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	"Everybody's askaird of death, until it hits you ...
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