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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Bronxville, NY - Man Sentenced for Extorting Rabbi

Bronxville, NY - A man who tried to extort $60,000 from a rabbi in Queens and threatened to harm him and his family if he didn't pay the money was sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison.

Matthew Gross, 40, of 25 Parkview Ave., Bronxville, claimed to be collecting debts for people with whom the victims had business dealings in prior years.
Gross approached the Rabbi of the Synagogue Adas Yeshurun in Kew Gardens and threatened him. Gross told the rabbi he represented the ex-husband of a secretary who once worked for the rabbi, and for whom the rabbi had helped secure a divorce. The rabbi went to police, who arranged to secretly videotape the next meeting between Gross and the rabbi, during which Gross was recorded slapping the rabbi inside his synagogue and threatening his family with physical harm.

Gross pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree grand larceny in exchange for a sentence of five to 15 years in prison.

1 Comments:

  • At 12:38 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Way to go.. .that guy is a major creep..!!!!

     

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