Wednesday, June 30, 2010
'Jewish Jacko' Michoel Streicher sentenced to at least one year in prison for grand larceny
The self-described "Michael Jackson" of Orthodox Jewish music was sentenced Tuesday to a maximum of three years in prison for swiping $36,000 from a devoted fan.
Michoel Streicher, whose celebrity in religious circles peaked in the early 1990s, was convicted by a Manhattan jury of grand larceny in April for stealing money from Judy Burstein of Washington Heights in 2005.
Burstein gave him the cash to buy a holy scroll for her dying father.
"It was to make a mini synagogue at the house," her son, Yehuda Burstein, said of the money - which Streicher was forced to return at the sentencing hearing.
While Streicher, 50, apologized to his victim, his defense lawyer said he suffers from "severe" psychological problems - and begged the judge to give the father of 11 children a non-jail sentence.
Hayes ordered Streicher, an American whose family lives in Israel, behind bars for at least a year.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/30/2010-06-30_jewish_jacko_bad_gets_yr_in_jail.html
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What will Nacham Siegel of JM in the AM say? Nacham use to have him on the radio all the time, helping him collect money for Tzedakah. I hope Nachman was not an accomplice in any way. Hashem Yerachem.
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: July 01, 2010 9:56 AM
: July 01, 2010 9:56 AM
Why would a frum guy compare himself to Michael Jackson? It's bad enough that he's already a thief, does he also want to be thought of as a pedophile?
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : July 01, 2010 4:29 PM
: July 01, 2010 4:29 PM
This doesnt look like the Mechoel Striecher from the tapes. (Modeh Ani, Elokai etc...)
Are you sure that this is the same person??
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Are you sure that this is the same person??
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : July 08, 2010 2:45 PM
: July 08, 2010 2:45 PM
