NEW YORK – The FBI is looking into a rash of reported synagogue robberies.
Officials say 15 temples have been victimized around the country. In each case, checks have been stolen from synagogue mailboxes and then cashed elsewhere.
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind says thousands of people are being ripped off.
“When people send in their checks for donations, for different causes or membership the checks disappear,” Hikind said.
“There is some kind of conspiracy going on where that money is stolen from the particular institution and hundreds of thousands of dollars could be at stake.”
He said one of the checks which had been written out for $250 had been altered to look as if the amount was $1,250.
Hikind says most of the checks have been cleared through a bank in Missouri or check cashing business in Florida.
“We’re very happy that the FBI is taking this very seriously and that they’re involved in the case,” Hikind said.
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