The business partner of murdered Satmar slumlord Menachem “Max” Stark missed his nephew’s wedding last night – allegedly because he was afraid to leave his heavily-guarded home.
Murdered Slumlord’s Business Partner Reportedly Skips Family Wedding Over Murder Fears
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
The business partner of murdered Satmar slumlord Menachem “Max” Stark missed his nephew’s wedding last night – allegedly because he was afraid to leave his heavily-guarded home.
More than 300 were at the wedding, held at the Continental Caterers wedding hall on Rutledge Street in Williamsburg – only 4 1/2 blocks from the site of Stark’s kidnapping late last Thursday evening. The hall was filed with family and friends, but Israel “Sam” Perlmutter, Stark’s partner, was a no-show, the New York Post reported.
“It’s a terrible disgrace, not being at his nephew’s wedding. Everybody was whispering and the family was demoralized,” a source told the Post.
The 42-year-old Perlmutter allegedly hasn’t been seen in public since Stark’s body was found beaten and burned in a garbage dumpster on Long Island Friday.
Perlmutter claims he and Stark owed a loan shark $1 million.
Stark was a slumlord who also allegedly ran building-flipping schemes that saw Stark and Perlmutter intentionally defaulting on loans so their friends and family could buy the foreclosed properties at steep discounts. Stark also reportedly was a loan shark who specialized in bridge loans for businessmen issued at very high rates of interest.
The Post reported that public records show Stark and Perlmutter are officially more than $40 million in debt – although that debt could be much higher if significant black market loans were taken out.
Perlmutter reportedly hired 24/7 professional security after Stark was found dead Friday.
A law enforcement source told the Daily News earlier this week that Perlmutter is considered a suspect in Stark’s killing and said that Perlmutter had lied to law enforcement since Stark’s body was found.