Here's a story about a small-time Jewish crime ring in New Jersey which paid off the local politicos to cover their illicit activities, while funneling the profits to Israel.

"Three city mayors, two state politicians and five [Jewish] rabbis were among 44 people arrested across New Jersey yesterday when federal agents cracked an alleged Sopranos-style crime ring accused of bribery, money laundering and trafficking body parts... The FBI informant also helped investigators to trap rabbis allegedly involved in using 'religious charities' to launder money [from the criminal activities] as part of a network that ran from New Jersey to Switzerland and Israel." -- London Times

"In a criminal complaint, the F.B.I. said the rabbis used their congregations' charitable organizations to launder about $3 million -- passing what they were told was a donor's ill-gotten gains through their charities' bank accounts, and then returning the money to the donor in exchange for a cut of 5 to 10 percent. The 'donor' turned out to be an apparent F.B.I. informer, Solomon Dwek, who, like the rabbis, is a Sephardic Jew of Syrian descent." -- New York Times

It was probably considered "safe" to entrap these guys and to make a big show out of busting them since the Sephardic Jews (you know, the "darkies") have always been considered second-class even in Israel.

Yet, their untouchable Ashkenazi brothers in the New York and London financial districts are doing the same thing, only on a much bigger scale. They deal in bogus "investments" instead of fake handbags, and they buy U.S. Senators instead of city mayors for protection. But the ethics are the same.