Charity Exec Sentenced in Dominatrix Scam
NEW YORK - A charity foundation's former accountant, who admitted embezzling heart disease research funds that he used to pay an Ohio dominatrix to beat him, was sentenced Tuesday to two to six years in prison.
Abraham Alexander, 45, of East Meadow, N.Y., pleaded guilty to grand larceny in March. Alexander admitted he stole $237,162 from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation between Nov. 2, 2003, and April 20, 2005.
New York Supreme Court Justice Renee White said if Alexander made a timely repayment of at least 50 percent of the money he stole, she would reduce his prison sentence to one to three years.
Alexander has been jailed without bail since he was arrested in November. Prosecutors said he used at least $11,000 of the money he stole to pay Through the Looking Glass, an online company run by Columbus-based dominatrix Lady Sage.
Alexander's lawyer, Herschel Katz, said when his client pleaded guilty that Alexander would raise as much of the money as possible by selling his interest in the Long Island house where he lives with his wife, who is divorcing him, and his two children.
The Web site of the dominatrix features numerous photographs of the 43-year-old pain professional in a leather, metal-studded thong and bra, high-heeled lace-up boots, a leather dress and in what appears to be a red latex rubber evening dress. It says she charges $250 an hour and declares: "Professional domination sessions are about good people having great fun."
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