• September 23, 2025
Corruption By Cops
A gritty scene showing NYPD officers and Shomrim members in Borough Park, reflecting community collaboration and controversy
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NYPD’s 66th Precinct & Shomrim: Inside the Jacob Daskal Nexus

Shielded by Authority: The Nexus Between NYPD’s 66th Precinct and Boro Park Shomrim Under Jacob Daskal From 2012 to 2020, a troubling pattern emerged in

Jacob Daskal, convicted former Shomrim leader, involved in a Hasidic abuse cover-up lawsuit
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Jacob Daskal’s victim files $200M suit against Bobov leaders and Shomrim, alleging rape cover-up, bribery, and abuse of power in Hasidic community.

Bobov Rebbe, Shomrim Named in $200M Civil Suit Over Jacob Daskal Abuse Cover-Up In a groundbreaking legal move that has stunned both legal observers and

Jacob Daskal, former leader of the Boro Park Shomrim, wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish attire. Convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to 17.5 years in prison.
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Beyond Prison Walls: Is Jacob Daskal’s 17.5-Year Sentence Enough for Abuse of Authority?

Jacob Daskal, the former leader of Brooklyn’s Boro Park Shomrim Society—a private Orthodox Jewish crime-patrol group—was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison in October