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TRANSLATION La Presse Montreal, ALLEGED MILLION TAX FRAUD AT RABBINICAL COLLEGE REVENUE CANADA CONFIRMS THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY WITH NO END IN SIGHT by Andre Noel REVENUE Canada has launched an extensive investigation into the Rabbinical College of Montreal, located in the Jewish Hassidic community at Boisbriand, and into their rich donors, suspected of having siphoned off more than 60 million dollars from the taxman.
Thorough searches were carried out last Wednesday on the premises of the Rabbinical College of Montreal, Yeshiva Oir Hachaim D’Tash, at Boisbriand, in the offices of Doctor Julius Pfeffer and those of the construction firm “Construit Toujours Avec Bonté Philip Klein” (trans: “Constructs Always With Goodness Philip Klein”). Contacted yesterday, Nicole Lessard , spokesperson for Revenue Canada, declared: “There is an investigation under way and it is far from finished: we cannot say more”.
However, search warrants, deposited at the courthouse in Saint-Jerome, contain numerous allegations. One can read there, in particular, the declaration of Joseph Gutstadt , President of Magil Construction International, who alerted Revenue Canada last year. The promoter submitted to tax authorities records of conversations he had had with Rabbi Aron Mizrachi , director of the Rabbinical College.
In two interviews with La Presse , one last year and one this week, the promoter affirmed having received a number of threats because of his declaration. In his declaration, Mr. Gutstadt affirms that his former associate, Sol Polachek , created a foundation for the purpose of making charitable gifts in the amount of about 1.8 million dollars to the Rabbinical College. In return, The Rabbinical College is reported to have given