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Long Island Fire Commissioner Lied About Sex Abuse Charge To File Million-Dollar Suits, DA Says
A former fire commissioner who knowingly used a falsified court transcript to file several lawsuits seeking tens of millions in compensation, and to regain full access to his synagogue following a misdemeanor sex abuse case, has received jail time.
Judah Karkowsky, age 44, received a one-year sentence on Thursday, June 20, months after a jury found him guilty of criminal contempt and more, the Nassau County District Attorney (NCDA) announced.
Karkowsky, who is a former Commissioner of the Woodmere Fire District and a volunteer EMT in the Woodmere Fire Department, was arrested in September…