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Benjamin Berger was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, false statement, money laundering, and filing a false tax return.<ref name=doj> </ref> The amount he and co-conspirators Kalmen Stern, David Goldstein, and Jacob Elbaum embezzeled was more than $40 million from government anti-poverty programs.<ref name=nydn> </ref> The men are members of the Hasidic community of New Square, New York.<ref name=nydn/>
The sentence for the crimes was 30 months' imprisonment, two years' supervised release and paying US$522,977 in restitution.
President Bill Clinton reduced his jail term from 30 months to 24 months.<ref name=doj/>
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