Associates of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto said on Tuesday evening that the rabbi would be departing the United States and returning to Israel, where he is due to stand trial for corruption.
Rabbi Pinto was supposed to return to Israel on Monday, but he did not board the plane to return from New York to Israel, with his followers claiming he collapsed at the door of the El Al plane - marking the second time he's collapsed on his way to trial.
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