Two more arrests were made in connection to an
alleged multimillion-dollar charity kickback scheme.
NY Daily News reports
that former Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Executive Director David
Cohen and Chief Financial Officer Herbert Friedman were arraigned Tuesday
morning on charges of grand larceny, money laundering and conspiracy relating
to the $7 million kickback scam connected to William Rapfogel’s charity.
Two other people were previously arrested in the alleged
scheme, including former Met Council CEO William Rapfogel.
The felony complaint against Cohen, a rabbi, and Friedman
says that the two told prosecutors “that in or around the early 1990s and
continuing up until August 2013, they conspired with Rapfogel and others” to
collect kickbacks on insurance payments.
The admissions indicate both men are cooperating with the
investigation into Rapfogel.
Joseph Ross was also arrested last year. Court papers say
Ross told prosecutors that Rapfogel was directed to use some of his share of
kickback cash “to make contributions to campaigns of various politicians and to
political organizations.”
Both Cohen and Friedman were released on their own recognizance
after a brief court appearance.
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