Imam who ripped 9/11 museum film could get jail in 140G tax scheme Sheik Mostafa Elazabawy faces up to 15 years in prison for swindling at least $140,000 while working as a 'tax preparer' at a Hell's Kitchen Ethiopian restaurant in a side business, prosecutors said.
An imam who made headlines for trashing a film shown at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum is facing prison time in a tax cheat scam, the Daily News has learned.
Sheik Mostafa Elazabawy, a retired NYCHA employee who also heads Masjid Manhattan, faces up to 15 years in prison for swindling at least $140,000 while working as a "tax preparer" at a Hell's Kitchen Ethiopian restaurant in a side business, prosecutors said.
He also allegedly failed to clear the side gig with the Conflicts of Interests Board while working at the city Housing Authority.