Final 3 defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted of kidnapping 2 children in 2018
The brothers were the last of nine suspects in the case to stand trial. All have been convicted, including Lev Tahor’s leader, Nachman Helbrans.
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New York’s FBI and U.S. Attorney’s offices have charged five leaders of Lev Tahor, a Jewish cult, with child exploitation after the men kidnapped a 14-year-old girl in 2018, the Department of Justice said in a press release Monday. Nachman Helbrans, Mayer Rosner, Yakov Weingarten, Shmiel Weingarten and Yoil Weingarten brought the girl from New…
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