December 2019
New York Rabbi Arrested for Trafficking Babies of Mentally Disabled Mothers Between Israel and the U.S.
Earlier this month The Nazareth Magistrate’s Court in Israel lifted a gag order on a two-year
investigation into a suspected baby trafficking ring.
In February 2019 Israeli police arrested five people, including an American rabbi who heads a
yeshiva, for allegedly running an international baby trafficking ring that targeted mentally
disabled mothers.
Rabbi Shmuel Puretz 44, a businessman who divides his time between New York and Jerusalem, is
suspected of brokering a deal under which a heavily pregnant Israeli woman was flown to New York
and her baby removed from her allegedly against her will, then given for adoption to a childless
ultra-Orthodox couple who live in Israel.
https://dcdirtylaundry.com/new-york-rabbi-arrested-for-trafficking-babies-of-mentally-disabled-mothers-between-israel-and-the-u-s/
and
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-revealed-as-key-suspect-in-alleged-baby-trafficking-ring/