Qualcomm engineer pleads guilty to fraud related to donation scheme
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and last updated 2020-12-30 12:03:17-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A Qualcomm engineer pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge Tuesday for defrauding the tech company out of thousands of dollars in false donations made to a local religious organization, as part of the wide-ranging fraud scheme involving former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein.
Rotem Cooper, 54, admitted in San Diego federal court to making donations to the nonprofit Friendship Circle of San Diego which is affiliated with Chabad of Poway while secretly, 90% of his donations were funneled back to him, according to court documents.