Joseph S. Kohen, approximately 46 years old as of 2010, was a resident of Deal, New Jersey, within the Syrian Jewish community of Monmouth County. He was a real estate investor and Dwek's co-conspirator in the $50 million PNC Bank fraud, where he posed as an attorney and facilitated fraudulent loan applications using falsified documents and impersonation. On 2009-11-24, he pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. On 2010-07-22, he was sentenced by Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh to 36 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, forfeiture of $3 million in cash and property, and joint restitution of $50 million. Following his incarceration, limited public information is available regarding his post-release activities or current status.