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Old 11-04-2011, 04:15 PM
 
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According to theJewish Telegraphic Agency(JTA), desperate kidney patients collectively paid Rosenbaum $410,000 to purchase kidneys harvested from Israelis who had sold them for a mere fraction of this amount. Rosenbaum’s lawyers claim that all the donors agreed to give up their kidneys, but a 1984 federal law prohibits knowingly purchasing or selling organs for transplant.

Rosenbaum allegedly bought the kidneys for as little as $10,000 each, and resold them for a minimum of $120,000 each. He then used the money to purchase property, which he has since agreed to forfeit following his guilty pleas.

Prison Planet.com » Man pleads guilty to illegally trafficking kidneys from Israel where they were later transplanted into American patients at prestigious US hospitals
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Old 11-04-2011, 04:19 PM
 
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Holy land kidneys....turning wine back into water for a small amount of $120,000!

That's terrible. Not only that someone would do this, but that people are willing to sell off their body parts in such a way. Glad they caught the guy.
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Old 11-04-2011, 04:26 PM
 
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They do it in other countries as well, the US included.
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Old 11-04-2011, 04:36 PM
 
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What relevance does Israel have here?
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Old 11-05-2011, 07:57 PM
 
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Old story from 2009.The mayors of Hoboken, Secaucus and Ridgefield were among those arrested too.

Rabbi Caught in New Jersey Corruption Sting Called Himself Kidney 'Matchmaker' | Fox News
3 New Jersey Mayors and 5 Rabbis Among Those Arrested in Federal Inquiry - NYTimes.com
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