Akiva Daniel Abraham, 44, is coming under some serious heat after being accused of arson and insurance fraud tied to a run-down rock nightclub in Albany, New York.
The former doctor really burned down the house this past spring, when investigators say he used torch fuel to set fire to the vacant building that he owned. The building, once a rock club called Saratoga Winners, was given to Abraham for free by a couple who had faced foreclosure.
The investigation was sparked after Abraham filed a "Property Loss Notice" in order to obtain insurance proceeds in excess of $380,000. The huge sum quickly ignited interest in the case, and authorities simply followed the trail of smoke to the real source of the fire.
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