Met Council

Met Council insurance broker sentenced to 18 months plus restitution

Another co-conspirator in the scheme that stole approximately $9 million from New York’s Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty has been sentenced to prison.

March 9, 2015 2:06 pm

Silver’s arrest a 2nd strike for N.Y. Orthodox power brokers

At times shadowed by scandal, New York power broker Sheldon Silver now finds himself at the center of one with his arrest on bribery charges totaling nearly $4 million.

January 22, 2015 6:05 pm

Met Council official steps down

The Met Council, which offers support for poor New Yorkers, is still recovering from a large embezzlement scandal that led to the arrest of its former executive director William Rapfogel in September 2013.

December 12, 2014 1:12 pm