Posted on 09/20/2014 5:01:27 PM PDT by Steelfish
Ex-La Jolla Synagogue Executive Gets 18 Months In Embezzlement
The former executive director of Congregation Beth El synagogue in La Jolla has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $540,000 from the synagogue over five years, federal prosecutors said Monday.
Eric Levine, 37, had control of the synagogue's bank account and credit card from 2008 to 2013, overseeing the synagogue's annual budget of nearly $2 million.
Eric Levine, former executive director of the Beth El Synagogue in La Jolla, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling more than $500,000. (Eric Levine) Levine recorded the expenses as Ritual Fund, Rabbi Emeritus, High Holidays, Purim Baskets, landscaping and other things, according to documents filed in federal court in San Diego.
He used the money for trips to Las Vegas, Mexico, Hawaii, Canada and the La Costa Resort and Spa, according to documents. He bought expensive leather furniture and jewelry and paid for Disney vacations and the cost of sending his children to private school, according to documents.
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I just googled it to see if that is the Synagogue that I toured with a Rabbi, and judging by how it isn’t really shown, I am probably on some list now.
It is part of the “Conservative Movement”. In other words, it’s very liberal.
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