The crimes of Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein | Greg Moran

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who one year ago had part of his hand shot off in a lethal attack by a gunman at the Poway synagogue he founded and received an outpouring of support that included meeting President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax fraud and wire fraud Tuesday.Goldstein, 58, pleaded guilty to his role in several long-running, multimillion-dollar schemes involving tax, real estate, insurance and grant frauds, some of which stretched back to the 1980s. Omar Meisel, the acting head of the FBI in San Diego, said the investigation uncovered $18 million in “complex financial schemes” by Goldstein and co-defendants, with the rabbi “at the center of illegal activity” that went on for years.Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2020-07-14/rabbi-injured-in-poway-synagogue-shooting-pleads-guilty-to-tax-chargeOur previous coverage: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/topic/shootingSpecial episode on the shooting: https://art19.com/shows/the-san-diego-news-fix/episodes/4128cb9e-6b51-4fb9-8534-ffd049c6ae85