The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating whether New York parole officials gave favorable treatment to a rabbi after pressure from a Jewish fund raiser for New York Gov. George Pataki’s campaign, according to The New York Times. Prosecutors are investigating whether a parole official “took steps to facilitate the release of” Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans on kidnapping charges because of “improper political pressure.” The rabbi in question, Leon Perlmutter, who has raised money from the Orthodox Jewish community for Pataki, and Helbrans have both denied any wrongdoing.
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