Congregation Sheves Achim
Organization·ngo·AI Enriched
Relationships:5
Events:1
Library:3
Confidence:
75%
Key Facts
Type
Organization
Sector
ngo
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Founded
Not specified
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
No alternate names
Tags
Borough Park
Overall Confidence
75%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
About
An Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 4714 16th Avenue in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, United States, where Mordchai Fish served as Chief Rabbi. It served as a hub for several Bid Rig co-conspirators and as the base for a laundering ring's leadership.
Key Relationships
BS
Binyomin Spira
affiliated
Spira was a congregant and close associate of Rabbi Mordchai Fish at Sheves Achim. This religious bond was the foundation of the trust required to execute the money laundering conspiracy.
LS
Lavel Schwartz
member
Schwartz used his affiliation with this congregation to vet potential 'clients' and maintain a cover for the high-volume cash transactions occurring in adjacent offices.
NW
Naftoly Weber
affiliated_through
Weber’s standing within the religious community around Sheves Achim provided the necessary cover and trust to operate a cash house that served the synagogue’s leadership.
AP
Abe Pollack
affiliated_through
Pollack's standing in the Brooklyn religious community provided the trust-based access necessary to operate as an unlicensed banker for the synagogue's leadership.
AW
Arye Weiss
affiliated_through
While Weiss had his own business operations, the social and professional network he serviced was heavily centered around the congregants and leadership of Sheves Achim.
Recent Events
Affiliated: Binyomin Spira → Congregation Sheves Achim
Spira was a congregant and close associate of Rabbi Mordchai Fish at Sheves Achim. This religious bond was the foundation of the trust required to execute the money laundering conspiracy.
1/1/2009