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Port teens allegedly seen doing Nazi salute in post Photo sparks outcry after global attention on social media BY C A M E RY N O A K ES
PHOTO COURTESY OF STOPANTISEMITISM
A photo allegedly shows three Paul D. Schreiber High School students doing the Nazi salute, with one wearing a gas mask and another holding a shovel. The students’ faces were blurred by nonprofit StopAntisemitism to protect the identity of the minors.
A photo allegedly of three Paul D. Schreiber students doing the Nazi salute began circulating social media this weekend, stirring outcries from the global Jewish community and spurring the school district to implement expanded educational programs. “We are fully aware of how disturbing this image is and the anxiety it brings to our community, particularly given the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and the resultant war,” the Port Washington School District said in a statement. The image, which includes one student wearing a gas mask and another holding a shovel, received global attention when it was posted by the nonprofit organization StopAntisemitism on its Instagram story over the weekend. “It’s especially sad when antisemitism poisons the minds of children,”
StopAntisemitism Executive Director cerned racism, antisemitism and bulLiora Rez said in a statement to Blank lying. Slate. “These three students used one The Port Washington Police Deof history’s greatest tragedies to intim- partment said the incident did not idate and threaten, joining forces with pose a threat to the community and bigots around the world who look for there appeared to be no criminality any excuse to target Jews. Their ac- related to the incident. tions must have consequences.” The district said Superintendent The nonprofit shared the image Michael Hynes, Paul D. Schreiber with Blank Slate Media, which they Principal Dr. Kathryn said was provided to Behr and local law enthem by a Schreiber forcement have been Additional High School parent. investigating the phocoverage They said they blurred to, as well as informathe faces of the two tion and rumors relatPAGES 4, 9, 10, 12 teens whose faces were ing to the incident. not concealed already “This matter is beto protect the identity of the minors. ing taken with the utmost of seriousThe circulation of the image came ness, and all responsible parties are a week after the Port Washington being disciplined in accordance with Police Department released a state- applicable state law,” the district said. ment that they were investigating They said they will continue to an incident of bias perpetuated by work with local law enforcement and five 14-year-old students at the high district security personnel to protect school. The Port Washington School students and staff in the aftermath of District said the incident of bias conContinued on Page 47
Santos re-election campaign reports debt BY K A R I N A KO VA C In debt and now with 10 new indictment charges, a group of House Republicans from New York State are trying to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress as the Queens legislator faces a total 23-count superseding indictment charging him with using donors’ credit card information with-
out authorization and more. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is the main sponsor of the resolution for expulsion, which isco-sponsored by fellow Republicans Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy, and Brandon Williams. Santos’ intensifying troubles stem from a recent Federal Election Commission disclosure that revealed the
congressman’s re-election campaign is grappling with debt, with a bank balance of under $23,000 and unpaid bills exceeding $123,000. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York slapped Santos with 10 additional charges in the new indictment last week, including conspiracy, falsification of records, aggravated identity theft, and additional charges of wire fraud and making a false statement. If convicted of the top charges, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Among the new allegations are accusations that Santos fraudulently
charged the credit cards of his contributors, falsely reported loans to his campaign and inflated his contribution numbers. Santos used his donors’ credit cards “repeatedly without their authorization,” the indictment said, to charge more than $44,000 to his campaign over several months without their knowledge and subsequently transferred the “vast majority” of these funds into his own personal bank account. In a specific instance, Santos charged $12,000 to a contributor’s credit card, according to prosecutors. The second indictment included other new charges such as conspiracy
to commit offenses against the United States, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, false statements to the Federal Election Commission and falsifying records to obstruct the commission. Santos is accused of falsely reporting to the FEC that he had loaned his own campaign $500,000 when he actually hadn’t given anything at all and had under $8,000 in the bank, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The fake loan was an attempt to convince Republican Party officials that he was a serious candidate, worth their financial support, the indictment said. Continued on Page 49