NY Times On Tuesday, Mr. Rapfogel, dressed in a blue suit with a white shirt and
no tie, was arraigned in a brief proceeding before Judge Kevin McGrath
in Manhattan Criminal Court. He did not enter a plea and waived his
right to a speedy trial, a move suggesting that he was or would be
involved in plea negotiations. Judge McGrath released him on $100,000
bail.[...]
The charges, which the complaint said were in some measure based on
investigators’ interviews with Mr. Rapfogel and the two people referred
to as co-conspirators, stem from an inquiry by
the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, and the state
comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli. They began to look into Mr. Rapfogel’s
stewardship of Met Council after the organization detected the
improprieties and alerted state authorities.
“It’s always sad and shocking when we discover that someone used a
charity as their own personal piggy bank — but even more so when that
scheme involves someone well respected in government and his community,”
Mr. Schneiderman said in a news release announcing the charges.
Mr. DiNapoli said, “The scale and duration of this scheme are breathtaking.”[...]
No comments :
Post a Comment
ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL NOT BE POSTED!
please use either your real name or a pseudonym.