The trial of Rabbi Osher Eisemann, the founder of the School for Children with Hidden Intelligence (SCHI), is set to begin in New Brunswick today with jury selection. The trial is expected to last around four to six weeks, and will hopefully result in his exoneration and freedom after seven years of legal wrangling.
The case revolves around a 12-day loan from the school, which the prosecution claims was used to promote another crime. However, it has already been established that the loan was made using private funds, not government money, and the lead detective has testified that such a loan was permissible. Furthermore, the second alleged criminal act, a loan write-down, is disputed by the bookkeeper who made the transaction, who claims it was a simple bookkeeping maneuver, not an attempt to erase a debt.
Forensic audits ordered by the commerce department of the attorney general’s office have also shown that no loan balance existed between Rabbi Eisemann and the foundation, and that the foundation actually owed Rabbi Eisemann money. Despite this, the justice department refuses to consider these audits, clinging to their theory of a loan and attempted write-down.
Rabbi Eisemann’s legal debts are astonishing. Roughly $1 million must be raised to ensure that he can continue receiving top-notch legal representation through the end of his ordeal. Please donate generously to this worthy cause by visiting pidyonshvuyim.com and daven for Osher ben Chana Frumet.