Seven Monsey and Kiryas Joel
residents - including a rabbi - were arrested Wednesday in connection
with an alleged $14 million dollar rip-off of a federal school
technology funding program, federal prosecutors said. The FBI arrested
the seven for allegedly stealing money meant to help underprivileged
children.
Prosecutors said the
suspects lied to claim they were serving as independent consultants and
vendors to help obtain and provide telecommunication services to private
religious school students across Rockland County. Federal dollars
would come from the federal E-Rate program which is funded by the FCC.
But investigators said the services were never provided with the seven
allegedly stealing much of the money from 2010-2016.
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Simon Goldenbrener and Moshe Scwartz are accused of helping to run the
criminal ring. Rabbi Aron Melber who work at a religious school in
Rockland allegedly used his school to try to obtain over $1 million in
funds – some which was then allegedly shared among members of the ring
or used for purposes not included in the E-rate program.
Seven People, Including Rabbi, Arrested in $14 Million Rockland County Funding Scam: Feds - NBC New York
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