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Naftoly Weber is a Brooklyn-based individual who operated a 'cash house' in an office at 129-133 South 8th Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood, serving as a critical node in an underground money transfer network. This facility facilitated the exchange of bank checks for large quantities of physical cash, often bypassing federal reporting requirements, and processed transactions represented as proceeds from illegal activities such as bank fraud and the sale of counterfeit goods. Weber coordinated with other figures in the network, including members of the Orthodox Jewish community, handling hundreds of thousands of dollars—including specific transfers of $25,000 and $90,000 to Rabbi Mordchai Fish and FBI cooperating witness Solomon Dwek—and taking a percentage as a fee for the laundering service. He was implicated in the federal investigation Operation Bid Rig III, a large-scale sting targeting international money laundering and public corruption. Arrested on July 23, 2009, Weber was charged with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. He pleaded guilty on November 16, 2010, to one count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, admitting to the transfers. On July 18, 2011, U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano sentenced him to three years' probation, a $5,000 fine, and forfeiture of $179,770 shared with co-defendant Avrohom Y. Polack. Weber also ran a legitimate elevator installation and repair business from the same office. No further legal issues or public activities have been reported since his sentencing as of available records up to 2026.