I contacted you to assist me in the mitzvah of Pidyion Shvuyin on behalf of a woman I know who was under tremendous pressure while being indicted for alleged tax fraud. There was evidence to show that the crime was the result of negligence of government officers, however since she was being tried in a state notorious for its anti-semitism, we were worried for the outcome. No sooner that I sent the email to Shira, I found out the trial is finished and she is not going to prison. She took a plea bargain for a minor offense and the state dropped the other ones.
Bracha, Israel