A Borough Park man active in Shomrim and one other man were allegedly arrested today for insurance fraud.
According to a well-placed source, Eli Berger was arrested at his body shop on 60th street between 15th and 16th Avenue by the FBI today. Berger is either a coordinator of Shomrim (the ultra-Orthodox para-police patrol) or a senior member.
I'll post more information, including the names of the other man, when it becomes available.
Update 5:10 am CDT 6-23-11 – Apparently Eli Berger may not be a Shomrim coordinator or a senior member. He is supposedly an inactive, yet registered, member and the brother-in-law of Shomrim coordinator/Hatzolah dispatcher Simcha Bernath. Simcha Bernath is said to have very solid connections with law enforcement, but was recently laid off from his job as a NYS Police Chaplain.
Berger was apparently picked up by Detective Investigators from the Kings County District Attorney's office.
D.A. Charles Hynes is prosecuting the case and is holding a press conference this morning.
Update 11:55 am CDT – The D.A.'s press release containing the details of the charges against Berger is posted here.
Berger and his employee, Hershey Greenberger were arrested. $700,000 in cash was recovered.
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