Crime & Safety
Police: Woodmere Man Stole $600K From Shul, Arrested at Hotel in Ronkonkoma
Congregation Aish Kodesh's treasurer allegedly transferred money into his own accounts.
A Woodmere man was arrested at the Holiday Inn near Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma early Wednesday after he allegedly stole $600,000 from the congregation, police said.
Isaac Zucker, 47, who served as the treasurer of a local shul, apparently transferred the money from ’s bank account into his personal accounts, according to police.
After members of Aish Kodesh discovered the misappropriation, they informed police.
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Zucker is being charged with grand larceny in the second degree and is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday.
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