Authorities charged the owner of a New York insurance company with helping William Rapfogel, the former chief of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, to steal more than $7 million from the organization.
The owner, Joseph Ross, was arrested Nov. 13 and charged with a litany of crimes, including first-degree grand larceny and money laundering, according to the New York Times. The scheme, in which Rapfogel allegedly pocketed more than $1 million for himself, spanned more than two decades.
According to the criminal complaint, Ross’ company, Century Coverage in Valley Stream, N.Y., inflated invoices to Met Council. The illicit money allegedly was divided among Ross, Rapfogel and another person. Rapfogel was fired from his post in August and arrested in September. — jta