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The Deerfield man pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. (Jonah Meadows/Patch )
CHICAGO A Deerfield man and former executive director of a Northfield-based nonprofit pled guilty Wednesday to one count of wire fraud punishable by up to 20 years in prison amid allegations he stole more than $800,000 from the organization.
Stuart Nitzkin, 45, admitted to fraudulently misappropriating at least $550,000 from the non-profit organization for physically and psychologically challenged children, according to federal prosecutors. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 3.
According to a plea agreement, Nitzkin worked as the executive director of the non-profit organization from 2011 to 2016. Although the organization was not named in the charging documents against Nitzkin, the organization he used to lead, American Friends Of Israel Sports Center for the Disabled, previously sued him over fraud allegations in Cook County in a since-resolv