The wife of Israeli kabbalist Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto tried to commit suicide as her husband was being questioned by police

The rabbi’s wife, Rivka, was rushed to a Tel Aviv hospital after overdosing on pills. The couple were arrested and released to home detention after attempting to bribe a police officer to get information about an investigation into money laundering by the couple. A former aide to Pinto, Ofer Biton, was jailed recently in the United States over immigration violations. US officials have been scrutinizing Biton’s fundraising activities for a US congressman, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.). Biton had a falling-out with Pinto, whose supporters have accused Biton of embezzling funds from Pinto’s organizations.