'Ground Zero mosque' imam settles lawsuit accusing him of using donor money to fund lavish lifestyle The donors who made the accusations against Feisal Abdul Rauf returned $1.35 million to the imam's Cordoba Initiative as part of the deal. Rauf was ousted as the religious leader of the planned Muslim community center, dubbed the 'Ground Zero mosque,' in
The imam who was involved in the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" controversy has settled a lawsuit accusing him of lining his pockets with donor money.
As part of the deal ending dueling lawsuits in Washington and New York, the donors who made the accusations, Robert Deak and wife Moshira Soliman, returned $1.35 million to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's Cordoba Initiative.
The couple's suit had charged that the imam and his wife embezzled millions from donors to fund their own lavish lifestyle. Rauf's lawyers denied the allegations.