Benzion Zirkind

Benzion Zirkind (also Bentzion Zirkind)
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Nationality	Canadian / American
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Occupation	Hasidic rabbi, family business
Known for	Conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering in drug trafficking scheme
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Hasidic Chabad member convicted in international drug money laundering scheme

**Chabad**
Rebbes
Shneur Zalman of Liadi • Dovber Schneuri • Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (Tzemach Tzedek) • Shmuel Schneersohn • Shalom Dovber Schneersohn • Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn • Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Texts
Tanya • Torah Or • Likutei Torah • Imrei Binah • Basi LeGani • Hayom Yom • Igrot Kodesh • Torat Hamelekh (The King's Torah)
Institutions
770 Eastern Parkway • Chabad.org • Agudas Chasidei Chabad • Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch • Kehot Publication Society • Jewish Children's Museum • Tzivos Hashem
The Americas
Chabad-Lubavitch • Chabad/Lubavitch non profits in the US \| Chabad Lubavitch of USA \| Chabad Lubavitch of Canada \| Chabad Lubavitch of Argentina \| Chabad Lubavitch of Brazil \| Chabad Lubavitch of Caribbean \| Chabad Lubavitch of Mexico \| Chabad Lubavitch of Panama \| Chabad Lubavitch of Costa Rica \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ecuador \| Chabad Lubavitch of Guatemala \| Chabad Lubavitch of Paraguay \| Chabad Lubavitch of Uruguay \| Chabad Lubavitch of Chile \| Chabad Lubavitch of Peru \| Chabad Lubavitch of Venezuela \| Chabad Lubavitch of Colombia
In occupied Palestine
Chabad in occupied Palestine \| Kfar Chabad \| Colel Chabad \| Or Simcha Yeshiva \| Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira \| Yosef Elitzur \| Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi \| Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi \| Yitzchak Ginsburgh \| Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva
In the UK
Chabad Lubavitch in the UK - Chabad-Lubavitch UK \| Chabad Lubavitch of Scotland \| Chabad-Lubavitch centres in London \| Lubavitch in the Midlands \| Lubavitch House \| Tzivos Hashem UK \| Oxford University L'Chaim Society \| HabAid \| Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited \| Chabad Lubavitch Bricket Wood & Districts \| Chabad Lubavitch Brighton \| Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East London and Essex Limited
In West Asia and North Africa
Chabad-Lubavitch in West Asia (overview) \| Chabad in occupied Palestine \| Chabad Lubavitch of Morocco \| Chabad Lubavitch of Tunisia \| Chabad of United Arab Emirates \| Chabad of Istanbul \| Chabad in Iran \| Chabad in Saudi Arabia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Armenia \| Chabad Lubavitch of North Cyprus \| Chabad Lubavitch of Azerbaijan \| Chabad Lubavitch of Georgia
Europe
Chabad Lubavitch of Russia \| Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia \| Chabad Lubavitch of France \| Chabad Lubavitch in the UK \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ukraine \| Chabad Lubavitch of Germany \| Chabad Lubavitch of Italy \| Chabad Lubavitch of Netherlands \| Chabad Lubavitch of Austria \| \| Chabad Lubavitch of Kazakhstan \| Chabad Lubavitch of Switzerland \| Chabad Lubavitch of Belarus \| Chabad Lubavitch of Hungary \| Chabad Lubavitch of Spain \| Chabad Lubavitch of Uzbekistan \| Chabad Albania \| Chabad Lubavitch of Cyprus \| Chabad Lubavitch of Belgium \| Chabad Lubavitch of Greece \| Chabad Lubavitch of Croatia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Bulgaria \| Chabad Lubavitch of Finland \| Chabad Lubavitch of Iceland \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ireland \| Chabad Lubavitch of Latvia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Luxembourg \| Chabad Lubavitch of Malta \| Chabad Lubavitch of Moldova \| Chabad Lubavitch of Monaco \| Chabad Lubavitch of Montenegro \| Chabad Lubavitch of Norway \| Chabad Lubavitch of Portugal \| Chabad Lubavitch of Serbia \| \| Chabad Lubavitch of Lithuania \| Chabad Lubavitch of Poland \| Chabad Lubavitch of Romania \| Chabad Lubavitch of Slovakia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Czech Republic \| Chabad Lubavitch of Denmark \| Chabad Lubavitch of Estonia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Crimea \| Chabad Lubavitch of Sweden
Asia and Australia
Chabad Lubavitch of Australia \| Chabad Lubavitch of China \| Chabad Lubavitch of Thailand \| Chabad Lubavitch of India \| Chabad Lubavitch of Nepal \| Chabad Lubavitch of New Zealand \| Chabad Lubavitch of Cambodia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Korea \| Chabad Lubavitch of Kyrgyzstan \| Chabad Lubavitch of Laos \| Chabad Lubavitch of Singapore \| Chabad Lubavitch of Taiwan \| Chabad Lubavitch of New Caledonia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Vietnam \| Chabad Lubavitch of Japan
In Scotland
The Shul in The Park/Shul in the Park (Scotland) \| Chabad of Edinburgh/Chabad Lubavitch of Edinburgh Limited \| Lubavitch of Scotland/Friends Of Lubavitch Scotland \| L'Chaim's (Giffnock) Ltd/L'Chaim's Kosher Catering Limited/L'Chaim's Restaurant Ltd
In Sub-Saharan Africa
Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria \| Chabad Lubavitch of Angola \| Chabad Lubavitch of Congo \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ghana \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ivory Coast \| Chabad Lubavitch of Mauritius \| Chabad Lubavitch of Rwanda \| Chabad Lubavitch of Uganda \| Chabad Lubavitch of South Africa
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Chabad House \| Chabad on Campus \| Chabad emissaries \| Mitzvah campaigns
Branches
Chabad messianism • Chabad philosophy

Benzion Zirkind (also spelled Bentzion Zirkind) is a Hasidic member of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement from the Zirkind family of Montreal who was a defendant in a major US federal money laundering case tied to international drug trafficking.

He is the nephew of Zalman Zirkind (secretary of the revoked Colel Chabad Lubavitch Foundation of Israel) and son of Mark Zirkind (convicted in 2014 in Canada for transporting over $1 million in suspected drug proceeds). Benzion resided in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and was arrested on 21 July 2020 in the Southern District of New York on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The scheme involved laundering tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds through networks spanning New York, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Colombia and Mexico. Zalman Zirkind pleaded guilty and received 84 months; Benzion mounted a defense but was convicted and sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison in February 2021.

Zirkind family members, including Benzion, have been linked to Chabad-Lubavitch activities in Montreal and New York, primarily through family involvement in Chabad educational and charitable networks, though Benzion's direct official roles in specific Chabad organisations are not prominently documented beyond the family context.

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