Disgraced former jail chaplain Leib Glanz could find out what it’s like to be behind bars himself after pleading guilty to the unholy act of scamming federal housing benefits.
Rabbi Glanz — who was once caught arranging a bar mitzvah at The Tombs for the son of a swindler — faces up to six months for lying to the Department of Housing and Urban Development so he could illegally occupy a government-subsidized Williamsburg duplex.His brother pleaded guilty to a felony charge of theft of government funds. He faces up to 18 months in jail and agreed to repay more than $186,000.Rabbi Glanz was a powerfully connected Correction Department chaplain until June 2009, when The Post reported that he arranged for a lavish bar mitzvah for the son of a fraudster at The Tombs.
The apartment had been approved for his brother Menashe, 50, who was actually living nearby.
Officials said the overall scheme — which soaked taxpayers for about $220,000 — was the largest individual case of tenant fraud ever uncovered.
Rabbi Glanz, 57, yesterday admitted he lied to the feds.
Under a misdemeanor plea bargain, he agreed to repay about $36,000.