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Mori Kibbutz was an Israeli-American criminal who was involved with loan sharking and drug dealing in New York City, New York during the 2000s. He lent money to nightclub owner Tony Prince, and he entrapped Prince's bodyguard Luis Fernando Lopez into working for him for years. In 2008, he returned to Israel, leaving the United States.

Biography[]

Mori Kibbutz was born in New York City, New York to a Jewish family, the older brother of Brucie Kibbutz. At the age of eighteen, he served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving for three years. After leaving the army, he studied for an MBA back in the United States, receiving excellent grades. Kibbutz invested in real estate and other fields, growing to be quite wealthy. Kibbutz spent his money on a spray tan and on fitness, and Kibbutz became a fitness enthusiast. He often bullied his younger brother Brucie, who used sterroids, and Kibbutz was known to have a "Napoleon syndrome"; he was shorter than his brother, and he had a hot temper.

Criminal career[]

Mori Kibbutz boat

Kibbutz and Luis Fernando Lopez in 2008

By the late 2000s, he had become involved in the loan sharking industry, and he lent large sums of money to nighclub businessman Tony Prince. In 2008, Kibbutz demanded that Prince pay him back, but Prince was unable to do so; Kibbutz instead forced Prince's bodyguard Luis Fernando Lopez to work for him to pay off the "interest". Lopez helped Kibbutz with killing drug dealer Bryant Peck in Hunts Point, and he also defeated Kibbutz in a triathlon wager; Kibbutz was forced to cancel Prince's debts after Lopez won the race. The Kibbutz brothers and Lopez proceeded to steal cars and engage in a drag race, and Lopez beat the two of them; Mori then proceeded to insult his brother, leading to Brucie punching him in the face. Mori and Brucie broke down in tears and reconciled, and Mori would later move to Israel to change himself, living on a kibbutz agricultural community. However, Mori later called Lopez and criticized what he felt was communism on the kibbutz, although Lopez pointed out that he was living on a commune.

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