With all due respect, even if you know that you are innocent and your crimes are grossly exaggerated, a convicted prisoner is not in the best position to make such appeals. It invites unnecessary comparisons and risks backfiring at the trial.

Someone does not get arrested for no reason no one gets arrested if there is not some truth to it so maybe before the crime is done people should start realizing that u break the law u deserve the consequences its not news to anyone.

I'm sure you too break the law here and there Sara its just that you don't get caught, everyone makes mistakes but if they acknowledge their mistakes, regret them and make retribution they should not have to sit in jail and waste their life that G-d granted them. The system of conviction has got to change in America, years and years in jail does no one good, unless their dangerous to society. my humble opinion. let's help the man!!!

To nsker and Sara. You both have big mouths and should look yourselves in the mirror and ask, beg for forgiveness. One of the signatories on the letter Ralph Aduth was set up by an employee and accused of tax evasion. He was found to be 100% innocent. Aditionally it came out in the case how the Government did everything to try to get him to do tax evasion but did not succeed. Dont you dare ever say again that someone cannot get arrested for no reason.

For both of them....maybe next time you shouldn't steal.

The issue is not whether mr ezagui did wrong or not. It is obvious that he did terrible things.

However, as Torah Jews - and specifically as chasidim - we must not follow our emotional feellings but we must follow what the the rabonim say to do. And they have said unequivocally to give money to ezagui's lawyers is pidion shivion mamosh.

I also protest that a website like crownheights.info will accept opinions that are contrary to the psak din of a rov --especially in a case of piyan shvuin. When other opinions are expressed, people see the validity of their opinions and don't give to this great cause (of pidyan shivuin).

Chagas chassidim follow their feelings - Chabad chassidim follow their heads. My question is why Ezagui was under house arrest for two years (which led to him being unable to raise the legal fees). What did he do to have them put him under house arrest?

My other question is why, if he was under house arrest, he did not find a work-from-home internet job.

I feel bad for his brother, innocent and about to lose his home. Although logically, perhaps the brother was an accomplice, but that would have to be looked into.