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| Israeli police raid home of country's chief rabbi amid bribery investigation | Israeli police raid home of country's chief rabbi amid bribery investigation |
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| Israeli police say they have questioned the country's chief rabbi and raided his home and office over his alleged involvement in a bribery and money-laundering scheme. | Israeli police say they have questioned the country's chief rabbi and raided his home and office over his alleged involvement in a bribery and money-laundering scheme. |
| Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that Thursday's probe of Rabbi Yona Metzger followed a months-long undercover investigation into his financial dealings. Rosenfeld said police confiscated computers and documents from the rabbi's home and arrested three associates. | Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that Thursday's probe of Rabbi Yona Metzger followed a months-long undercover investigation into his financial dealings. Rosenfeld said police confiscated computers and documents from the rabbi's home and arrested three associates. |
| Metzger is weeks away from ending his 10-year term as the country's chief rabbi for Ashkenazi, or European-descended, Jews. | Metzger is weeks away from ending his 10-year term as the country's chief rabbi for Ashkenazi, or European-descended, Jews. |
| Along with a separate chief rabbi from the Sephardic or Middle Eastern lineage, Metzger has led the country's supreme body for overseeing Jewish services. | Along with a separate chief rabbi from the Sephardic or Middle Eastern lineage, Metzger has led the country's supreme body for overseeing Jewish services. |
| The Chief Rabbinate had no comment. In 2005, Metzger was questioned over fraud allegations. No charges were filed. | The Chief Rabbinate had no comment. In 2005, Metzger was questioned over fraud allegations. No charges were filed. |
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