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Rabbi hurt in California synagogue shooting admits fraud

Evan Vucci/AP

FILE - In this Thursday, May 2, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump looks on as Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, a survivor of the Poway, Calif synagogue shooting, speaks during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The rabbi who had part of his hand shot off in a deadly attack at his Southern California synagogue pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 14, 2020, to federal charges of tax and wire fraud, according to a newspaper report. Rabbi Goldstein, 58, acknowledged his role in a scheme in which donors made large contributions to Chabad of Poway but then secretly got most of the money back, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

By: Associated Press

Posted at 9:45 PM, Jul 14, 2020

and last updated 2020-07-15 00:45:16-04

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The longtime leader of a Southern California synagogue who was wounded in a deadly attack at the house of worship he founded has pleaded guilty to participating in a multimillion-dollar fraud to disguise charitable contributions.

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein faces a maximum sentence of five years in custody, but prosecutors agreed to recommend he avoid prison.

They noted his cooperation with investigators after federal agents raided his home in October 2018 and his widely praised response to the attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue in April 2019.

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Rabbi hurt in California synagogue shooting admits fraud

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