ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIPPED OFF

New Square fugitive arrested in London

One of two remaining fugitives accused in an $11.6 million swindle from federal subsidy programs was arrested yesterday in London.Avrum David Friesel, the son of New Square's mayor, was wanted from a 1997 indictment that accused him and six others of fraudulently obtaining federal funds for a variety of bogus educational and housing purposes.

Part of the scheme used Rockland Community College to funnel an estimated $5.1 million for several thousand students in a Judaic studies program that did not meet funding guidelines.Friesel was arrested by London's Metropolitan Police Service at the request of the U.S. Attorney's Office. Details of his arrest and when he could be extradited to the United States were unavailable yesterday.

"It's a complex matter," U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Herbert Hadad said yesterday. "They've arrested him, and that's step one."A London judge ordered Friesel to be jailed pending a May 7 bail hearing.http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/NEWS03/804300404/-1/newsfront
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