It's not illegal to pretend to be a jew in New York

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On Tuesday, police said that they do not believe there was a criminal element to Haliwa's deception. Rather, "he was lonely and just wanted to be part of the Jewish community," according to one source.

NYPD Deputy Inspector Richie Taylor, Commanding Officer of Community Affairs, Office of the Chief of Community Affairs, told COLlive.com: "Regarding the male who impersonated a Jewish individual to a female and then married her in a religious Jewish ceremony in Brooklyn, there is no credible threat to New York City's Jewish community and there are no ties between this situation and terrorism."

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