David Corn

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David Corn @DavidCornDC

From the Congregation Chemdas Yisroel charity registration filing. This billionaire "donated" stock worth up to $180m to the low-profile synagogue he runs, which doesn't seem to do all that much. He and the two other officers refused to answer my questions about it. I wonder why. https://t.co/aaMYxNdlHh — PolitiTweet.org

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Guess what. Karfunkel, it turns out, is the *president* and *CFO* of this low-profile synagogue. So he got a mega-tax deduction by transferring his Kodak shares--when the value was pumped up--to a new charity that he runs. See the UPDATE based on WSJ reporting. — PolitiTweet.org

SCOOP: During the Kodak stock frenzy caused by reports of a $765m Trump admin. loan, billionaire George Karfunkel,… https://t.co/ySE6CJ7QqJ

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By the way, as I reported, Karfunkel has at least two long-standing foundations that support synagogues. They file IRS 990 tax returns. Why didn't he donate this stock to one of those? Congregation Chemdas Yisroel, per all religious charities, does not have to file a 990. — PolitiTweet.org

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