Okay. So you're a convicted felon and you also have a record of stealing money from your employees' union. You do time in the federal pen. You get out on parole and almost immediately run for president of the local, government-funded community council. You win. Then, while holding office, after being accused of assaulting community council employees you disagree with and after being accused of other thuggish and illegal behavior, you get indicted again, this time along with your son. You allegedly (intentionally, it seems) leave hazardous waste in an abandoned mill building you own, a building that sits smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood. You left that building unattended and unsecured. You remove all valuable equipment but leave behind the highly flammable and hazardous chemicals. Your building burns five times in suspicious fires over several months. At least one of these fires is ruled arson. During that time, as the government moves to seize the property and collect back taxes, fines and fees from you – an amount over $500,00 – you flip the building's deed to a company closely held by your family. Your son, using a fake name, claims that company did not own the building when the arson and other fires took place.
What happens? A few days before Rosh HaShana, the feds indict you for leaving the hazardous waste behind and your son for making a materially false statement.
Then what happens?
New York City and New York State politicians join you for a festive evening in your family's Crown Heights succa. Worse yet, they pose for pictures with you and speak about your "generosity."
Who are you?
Rabbi Moshe Rubashkin, head of the Crown Heights Community Council.
Who are the pols?
New York State Senator Eric Adams, New York City Councilwoman Letitia James, New York State Assemblyman Karim Camara and their staffs.
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