FBI investigating as NYC area synagogues scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in checks
January 17, 2011
Total Loss:
$385,000
The feds are expanding an investigation into who swiped hundreds of thousands of dollars from area synagogues, Assemblyman Dov Hikind said Monday. Checks ranging from $5 to $18,000 were reported stolen from temples in Queens, Brooklyn, New Jersey and Michigan. "This is as low as you can get, stealing from charities," the Brooklyn politician said. "When money is involved, you always have unscrupulous people." Hikind said he gave information to the FBI last month after receiving reports that at least 34 checks had been ripped off from synagogues in three states.
Source:
NY Daily News
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