Manhattan real estate fortune heir, Irving Bender, squandered millions of dollars that was meant to go to a Jewish charity. Bender went on a spending spree that included fancy cars and expensive hotels with money the United Jewish Appeal claims it was supposed to get by the remainder of a trust established by building mogul Bill Gottlieb, who died in 1999. Gottlieb’s late sister’s husband, Bender, eventually became the beneficiary of the trust, and allegedly blew a total of $3.5 million according to court documents. UJA has filed a lawsuit to recoup the money.
See Julia Marsh and Bruce Golding, Real-Estate Heir Blows $3.5M Meant for Charity on Cars, Hotels: Suit, New York Post, Apr. 7, 2015.
