Update on Joseph Prushinowski - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

crystaldawn · 07-11-2008, 02:04 PM

I have tried in the past to find info about him but apparently was spelling his name one letter off. I was able to find several blurbs about him all pretty much saying the same thing. The most recent I could find was that after 13 years on the run he was finally captured in Israel in 2000. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison.

For those of you who don't remember his name right off, he was the Hasidic Jew wanted for International Bank Fraud who stole around $200 million from banks. He was thought to have given a large portion of his gains to Hasidic communities. He was apparently nicknamed the "Robin Hood Rabbi" because of this.

crochetbuff · 07-11-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by crystaldawn

I have tried in the past to find info about him but apparently was spelling his name one letter off. I was able to find several blurbs about him all pretty much saying the same thing. The most recent I could find was that after 13 years on the run he was finally captured in Israel in 2000. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison.

For those of you who don't remember his name right off, he was the Hasidic Jew wanted for International Bank Fraud who stole around $200 million from banks. He was thought to have given a large portion of his gains to Hasidic communities. He was apparently nicknamed the "Robin Hood Rabbi" because of this.

Thanks for the update!

joshypiano · 07-11-2008, 02:26 PM

Yes thank you. Just updated it on the list.

compulsive dvd · 07-11-2008, 06:45 PM

I'm pretty sure one of the last lifetime airings of this case had a text update at the end of the segment stating he'd been caught.

Todd Mueller · 07-15-2008, 11:35 PM

Sweet! Thanks for the update, CD.

This guy may have had good intentions, but a crime is a crime.

supersally1974 · 07-15-2008, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Mueller

This guy may have had good intentions, but a crime is a crime.

Oh. That's rich, coming from someone like Todd Mueller.
Get it? ... His avatar is Todd Mueller... the dude who was caught embezzling ... money ... from banks and...

Sorry. Couldn't pass up that joke up.

Todd Mueller · 07-17-2008, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by supersally1974

Oh. That's rich, coming from someone like Todd Mueller.
Get it? ... His avatar is Todd Mueller... the dude who was caught embezzling ... money ... from banks and...

Sorry. Couldn't pass up that joke up.

Ha... I never thought of it that way but it is pretty funny.

Takes one to know one, I guess!

supersally1974 · 07-17-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd Mueller

Ha... I never thought of it that way but it is pretty funny.

Takes one to know one, I guess!

Touché!

Hambone2421 · 07-18-2022, 11:48 AM

My apologies for bumping such an old thread. I was surprised to learn that Prushinowski was thought to be a "Robin Hood" type. I was curious what he did with the money since the LE officer in the segment mentioned that they have no proof that he profited off of the money he stole. I was under the impression he was stealing money from other Jewish community members. Am I wrong? It would be pretty odd if he stole money from Jewish members only to give it away to other people in the Jewish community.

Gelatinous Goo · 07-19-2022, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Hambone2421

My apologies for bumping such an old thread. I was surprised to learn that Prushinowski was thought to be a "Robin Hood" type. I was curious what he did with the money since the LE officer in the segment mentioned that they have no proof that he profited off of the money he stole. I was under the impression he was stealing money from other Jewish community members. Am I wrong? It would be pretty odd if he stole money from Jewish members only to give it away to other people in the Jewish community.

No, not whatsoever. He was stealing from banks and businesses.

bhayleyz · 12-21-2022, 11:03 PM

Anyone know if he is still alive?

bhayleyz · 10-29-2023, 10:07 PM

? Hard to find recent info on Joseph

Labonte18 · 10-31-2023, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bhayleyz

? Hard to find recent info on Joseph

Newspaper searches only turn up his UM episode after 2001.

He'd be 84 now. So.. There's decent odds that he's dead. I'd assume that he never left Israel after serving time there.

Pretty sure the US, Canada and England wouldn't allow him back in.

07-11-2008, 02:04 PM	#1
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Update on Joseph Prushinowski I have tried in the past to find info about him but apparently was spelling his name one letter off. I was able to find several blurbs about him all pretty much saying the same thing. The most recent I could find was that after 13 years on the run he was finally captured in Israel in 2000. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison. For those of you who don't remember his name right off, he was the Hasidic Jew wanted for International Bank Fraud who stole around $200 million from banks. He was thought to have given a large portion of his gains to Hasidic communities. He was apparently nicknamed the "Robin Hood Rabbi" because of this.

07-11-2008, 02:26 PM	#3
joshypiano Stack-a-holic Eternal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 30, 2007 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 267	Yes thank you. Just updated it on the list.
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07-11-2008, 06:45 PM	#4
compulsive dvd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2005 Posts: 184	I'm pretty sure one of the last lifetime airings of this case had a text update at the end of the segment stating he'd been caught.

07-15-2008, 11:35 PM	#5
Todd Mueller Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,626	Sweet! Thanks for the update, CD. This guy may have had good intentions, but a crime is a crime.

07-18-2022, 11:48 AM	#9
Hambone2421 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 08, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,067	My apologies for bumping such an old thread. I was surprised to learn that Prushinowski was thought to be a "Robin Hood" type. I was curious what he did with the money since the LE officer in the segment mentioned that they have no proof that he profited off of the money he stole. I was under the impression he was stealing money from other Jewish community members. Am I wrong? It would be pretty odd if he stole money from Jewish members only to give it away to other people in the Jewish community.

12-21-2022, 11:03 PM	#11
bhayleyz Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 08, 2021 Posts: 26	Anyone know if he is still alive?

10-29-2023, 10:07 PM	#12
bhayleyz Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 08, 2021 Posts: 26	? Hard to find recent info on Joseph