search

The Real Deal Logo

Trending

Lawmakers reach sweeping housing deal with “good cause eviction,” new 421aLawmakers reach sweeping housing deal with “good cause eviction,” new 421aSterling Bay, JPMorgan at odds with Wells Fargo on $230M Fulton Market debtSterling Bay, JPMorgan at odds with Wells Fargo on $230M Fulton Market debtHousing deal critics spin themselves sillyHousing deal critics spin themselves sillyCharles Cohen’s 750 Lex value slashed by 83%, foreclosure loomsCharles Cohen’s 750 Lex value slashed by 83%, foreclosure looms
New York

Menachem Stark’s creditors may be behind killing: police

Menachem Stark (right) with his wife and son
Menachem Stark (right) with his wife and son

Menachem Stark’s brutal murder last week may have been masterminded by one of the many people whom he owed money to, according to police department sources.

Stark owed sums ranging from thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and one of his creditors may have run out of patience, police sources said. The sources added that the two men who were hired to abduct and kill Stark may have been recruited from abroad.

Sign Up for the undefined Newsletter

Descriptions of the kidnappers, a source told the New York Post, “led us to believe that the suspects are not American. They could be from out of the country, possibly Europe.”

The newspaper has been excoriated for running a front-page story about Stark’s murder with the headline “Who didn’t want him dead?” as The Real Deal and others reported.

Stark’s partner Israel Perlmutter is also a possible suspect in the case, according to the Post, but Perlmutter said that any allegations about his role in the killing were baseless.  [NYP]  – Hiten Samtani

Tags
Israel PerlmutterMenachem Stark