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Nakdimen sentenced to six months in federal prison

Patricio Robayo - Staff Writer
Posted 9/19/17

WHITE PLAINS — Controversial Chestnut Ridge development associate, Kenneth Nakdimen, was sentenced to six months in prison by a federal judge for his part to defraud the Village of Bloomingburg in …

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WHITE PLAINS — Controversial Chestnut Ridge development associate, Kenneth Nakdimen, was sentenced to six months in prison by a federal judge for his part to defraud the Village of Bloomingburg in 2014.

Nakdimen pleaded guilty to election fraud in May of this year for his role in falsely registering about 140 voters from outside the village in order to take over village government to help push the development agenda of his partner Shalom Lamm.

“We are of the belief that the sentence of Kenneth Nakdimen is too lenient,” said Town of Mamakating Supervisor Bill Hermann. “The maximum jail time should have been applied to each illegal voter he coerced, and should not be interpreted as only one count.”

Judge Vincent Briccetti also sentenced Nakdimen to one year of supervised release, 400 hours of community service, and ordered him to pay a $20,000 fine. He is to report to federal prison on October 30.

“We are not happy with the sentencing guidelines, these criminals have damaged the town irrevocably,” said Lonnie Soury, a spokesperson for the Town of Mamakating. “We hope that the federal government continues to investigate, because we believe there are more guilty parties out there.”

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