Ex-Philly Charter School Exec Gets 7 Years For Embezzlement

By P.J. D'Annunzio · July 16, 2024, 12:50 PM EDT

Abdur Rahim Islam, who ran famed R&B producer Kenny Gamble's Philadelphia-based housing and education nonprofit, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. ISLAM, et al.

Case Number

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

January 28, 2020

Case Title

USA v. Abdur Islam, et al

Case Number

Court

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

July 25, 2023

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