In state Supreme Court this morning, former Met Council head William Rapfogel received a sentence of 3 1/3-10 years in prison for stealing from the politically-connected Jewish charity. As part of his agreement with prosecutors, he also paid $3...
In Manhattan State Supreme Court this morning, William Rapfogel, former head of the Met Council on Jewish Poverty, pleaded guilty in a $9 million insurance kickback scheme. In a separate courtroom, his predecessor, David Cohen, also entered a guilty...
There were two more arrests today in connection with the Met Council embezzlement scandal. In September, William Rapfogel, former head of the Met Council on Jewish Poverty, was charged in a scheme to allegedly steal millions of dollars from...
William Rapfogel, the former head of the Met Council on Jewish Poverty, turned himself in at the 1st Precinct this morning and is expected to face grand larceny and money laundering charges.
The longtime Lower East Side resident with...
There was new reporting over the weekend regarding the investigation of William Rapfogel, the Lower East Side power broker and former head of the Met Council.
Rapfogel was fired earlier this month as the Attorney General launched an investigation...
In critical need of an immediate credibility boost, the Met Council on Jewish Poverty has appointed David Frankel, the city's finance commissioner, as its new executive director and CEO.
Last week, Met Council head William Rapfogel was fired as...
The Met Council on Jewish Poverty announced today that it has fired longtime CEO and President William Rapfogel, who is under investigation for alleged financial misconduct.
The influential social services organization, with strong ties to the Lower East Side,...
