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highest from 7-1/2 to 22-1/2 years. Petitioner is now
incarcerated in Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, New
York, in connection with the above conviction for embezzlement.
On January 10, 1992, in a supplemental judgment and order of
restitution entered by the Supreme Court of the State of New
York, New York County, petitioner was ordered to make restitution
to Votano, the Marion Family Trusts, Saferstein, and Ripps
relating to the embezzlement for which he was convicted in the
total cumulative amount of $7,028,000, as follows:
Restitution Order In Favor Of Amount
Gabrielle Votano $ 741,000
The Marion Family Trusts 4,087,000
Ira Saferstein 1,000,000*
Judith Ripps 1,200,000
Total $7,028,000
* Neither party offers any explanation of why the order of
restitution provided $1 million with respect to Saferstein
in spite of the fact that petitioner embezzled $975,000
from Saferstein.
Petitioner has not made any of the restitution payments
required under the above judgment.
On April 28, 1994, petitioner’s conviction was affirmed by
the New York State Appellate Court.
The funds that petitioner received from his check-kiting
scheme on the accounts at Chemical Bank and Citibank, by forging
Goldman's signature on New Gold's checks, and as loan proceeds
from William Marion, were not the subject of charges brought
against petitioner in the above criminal proceedings.
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