354:, who had pleaded guilty in June to travelling in inter-state commerce to commit violence, was sentenced on November 19 to time served and two years of supervised release, with the first six months being house arrest. Wolmark, who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to travel in inter-state commerce to commit extortion, was sentenced to more than three years in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $ 50,000 fine. Epstein and Stimler were sentenced to 10 years and three years, respectively. Wolfson said during the proceeding that "No one is permitted to commit acts of violence against another" and that the sentence was necessary to deter others in the Jewish community from engaging in similar paid vigilantism. One day later, Goldstein was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. Six other co-defendants also pleaded guilty before trial, and were sentenced to up to four years. On January 12, 2016, David Wax was sentenced by Wolfson to seven years imprisonment.
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October 9, 2013, Wolmark and eight other men gathered at the warehouse in Edison to prepare for the kidnapping. Suddenly, federal agents burst in and arrested the would-be kidnappers. Epstein was arrested separately in Brooklyn, and Wolmark's Suffern yeshiva was raided. At a federal court hearing
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texts. Bryskman entered Wax's home shortly before midnight, was shown into a second-story bedroom, and was immediately punched in the face, breaking his nose. He was then forced to the floor, blindfolded, handcuffed, and ankle-tied. A pool of blood appeared on the carpet. Wax presented
Bryskman with
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ruling that you could force the guy. It clearly was done in a way that leaves a lot to be desired. The whole case was a sham. The rabbi didn't go on more than a woman's crying and signing a check. It's very troubling... The idea that some have put forward that women should have the same ability to
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to stake out the location and verify that it was appropriate to stage a kidnapping and beating there. Four days later, he drove to
Suffern to meet with the female agent and Wolmark, who convened the beth din that, in exchange for the fee, would declare that the "husband" is required to divorce his
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activist Monty
Weinstein staged a protest with 25 people outside Epstein's home, with some carrying signs that read "Stop Mendel Epstein!". Weinstein had heard stories about Epstein's tactics for years, but nothing ever happened when he complained to the authorities. He said, "What bothered me is
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It's not bad enough that these women are abused by their husbands. Then they turn to authority figures who are demanding bribes to solve what should be a fundamental human rights issue. It's heartbreaking, the women who are caught in this horrible situation. And it's a shame. It's a stain on our
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October 2010, Wax and his wife Judy were arrested for their part in the Bryskman kidnapping and beating, and Wax subsequently agreed to testify as a government witness, claiming that Epstein was the head of the operation and that his son, David Epstein, was present in the bedroom during the
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said, "The charge is kidnapping and extortion. Violent crime to get Jewish men to give divorces they wouldn't otherwise get. It's not really an exercise of religion. It's really about money and violent crime." Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Gribko said the gang "didn't do it out of religious
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in such a manner and remarries, "Her marriage is not legal, and she would be considered living in sin. If she has children, the children are considered born out of wedlock, and that's considered a disgrace in the community." Eidensohn accused
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it's called a bullet ... in your head". On August 22, 2011, in
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conviction. They did it for money." On May 6, 2014, Wax pleaded guilty in federal court in New Jersey to conspiracy to commit kidnapping. He named the men arrested the previous
October as his accomplices.
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Eidensohn of Monsey, New York, said, "I'm shocked that people who call themselves rabbis would get involved in coercion." According to Eidensohn, if a woman obtains a
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Epstein launched a number of defense arguments to the court, ranging from warrant issues to jury questions, but the heart of the appeal focused on the propriety of their actions under the
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Bryskman beating. The
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that was procured in those circumstances... On the surface of the allegations, this particular scenario was beyond the realm of anything the
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establishment. He was then assaulted, placed in a van, tied up, beaten, and shocked with a stun-gun until he agreed to give his wife a
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against the gang in October 2013. The sting resulted in the prosecution of four men, three of whom were convicted in late 2015.
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might countenance. It seems as if the role of one of the rabbis was to determine whether the circumstances justified a
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initiate the divorce process, just as a man can divorce a woman against her will – it's clearly contrary to
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against his victims, Epstein coerced these men to divorce their wives through the use of violence. In 1991,
723:"Bad Rabbi: Tales of Extortion and Torture Depict a Divorce Broker's Brutal Grip on the Orthodox Community"
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1069:"David Wax Pleads Guilty, Implicates Mendel Epstein in NJ Divorce Extortion Case"
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U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey (December 16, 2015).
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U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey (December 15, 2015).
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group who kidnapped, and in some cases tortured, Jewish men in the
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On December 1, 2009, Israel Markowitz was lured from Brooklyn to
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1043:"Lakewood Rabbi Trial Underway for Kidnap, Torture of Husbands"
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interviewed an additional dozen residents of Borough Park and
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in Trenton. On April 21, they appeared before District Judge
584:"The New York State Get Bill and its Halachic Ramifications"
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Lieberman, Steve and Bandler, Jonathan (October 11, 2013).
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United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1287:"Crown Heights Rabbi Pleads Guilty in Forced ‘Get’ Case"
611:"U.S. Accuses 2 Rabbis of Kidnapping Husbands for a Fee"
1176:"Rabbi Sentenced to Jail in Extortion-for-Divorce Case"
1099:"Rabbi Pleads Guilty in Violent Plot to Coerce Divorce"
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Bandler, Jonathan; Lieberman, Steve (October 10, 2013)
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to force them to grant their wives religious divorces (
1304:"Rabbi Receives No-Jail Sentence in Forced ‘Get’ Case"
1496:"Orthodox Leaders Struggle with Divorce Gang History"
1447:"NJ Couple Sentenced For Helping Jewish Divorce Ring"
651:"FBI Arrests N.Y. Rabbis in Jewish Divorce-gang Probe
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860:"Stun Guns Forced Orthodox Divorce, Prosecutors Say"
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561:"Rabbi Guilty of Kidnapping Conspiracy, Jury Finds"
193:On October 23, 1996, while he was walking from the
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677:"Accused Kidnap Rabbi Known For 'Wild West' Rules"
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1473:"New Details Emerge in Jewish Divorce-gang Probe"
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128:Jewish views on marriage § Divorce
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173:(Jewish law) that in the mid-1980s, a
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1494:Nicosia, Mareesa (October 13, 2013).
1427:from the original on January 24, 2016
784:"Suspect Called ‘a Rabbi of Caliber’"
291:In the summer of 2013, an undercover
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1408:U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
948:from the original on August 25, 2017
698:Mullen, Shannon (December 15, 2015)
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1349:Spoto, MaryAnn (December 15, 2015)
1097:O'Rourke, James (January 15, 2015)
1041:Spoto, MaryAnn (February 18, 2015)
832:Shaer, Matthew (September 2, 2014)
755:Yudelson, Larry (October 18, 2013)
1121:Boyer, Barbara (January 25, 2017)
721:Samaha, Albert (December 4, 2013)
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1174:Darragh, Tim (December 14, 2015)
675:Dickter, Adam (October 16, 2013)
559:Mullen, Shannon (April 21, 2015)
399:entire community... We think the
392:Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
364:Religious Freedom Restoration Act
211:Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
1261:Spoto, MaryAnn (April 21, 2015)
1238:Yaniv, Oren (October 11, 2013).
858:Loder, Stephanie (May 15, 2014)
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390:Judy Heicklin, president of the
1848:Jewish-American organized crime
1559:from the original on 2020-09-20
1015:Spoto, MaryAnn (March 2, 2015)
992:Jones, Abigail (April 8, 2015)
969:Hutchinson, Bill (May 6, 2014)
782:Cohen, Shawn P. (October 2013)
629:from the original on 2020-05-19
329:, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
293:Federal Bureau of Investigation
112:Federal Bureau of Investigation
2692:Orthodox Judaism in New Jersey
1903:New York divorce coercion gang
1372:Blau, Reuven (April 22, 2015)
1189:. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
1147:Swenson, Kyle (July 19, 2017)
909:Gecan, Alex N. (July 2, 2016)
886:Samaha, Albert (May 23, 2014)
387:in favor of beating husbands.
94:New York divorce coercion gang
34:New York divorce coercion gang
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2697:Torture-related organizations
2682:Lakewood Township, New Jersey
2642:Former gangs in New York City
1067:Samaha, Albert (May 7, 2014)
541:Kiryas Joel murder conspiracy
440:Rabbinical Council of America
239:Lakewood Township, New Jersey
2672:Jews and Judaism in Brooklyn
2637:Divorce in the United States
1276:. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
834:"Epstein Orthodox Hit Squad"
448:, the executive director of
167:It was in this gray area of
2662:Jewish courts and civil law
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2162:Stephanie St. Clair's gang
1547:Lang, Brent (2020-09-17).
1229:. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
1214:Staff. (October 10, 2013)
1162:. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
1112:. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
797:. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
770:. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
219:Brooklyn District Attorney
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102:New York metropolitan area
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1523:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
1317:. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
1300:. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
450:Agudath Israel of America
2087:Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips
1670:Camorra in New York City
688:The New York Jewish Week
213:on West Carlton Road in
2471:Other historical groups
2067:African-American groups
2017:Outlaw motorcycle gangs
1952:Marat Balagula's Bratva
1888:Brooklyn Thrill Killers
1607:groups in New York City
27:Kidnap and torture ring
2632:Borough Park, Brooklyn
2284:Central American gangs
2209:Norte del Valle Cartel
2132:Casper Holstein's gang
1977:Velentzas Organization
1663:Inactive or in decline
1614:Italian American Mafia
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438:court of the centrist
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199:Borough Park, Brooklyn
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146:dayan (rabbinic judge)
2652:Jewish-American gangs
2229:Dominicans Don't Play
1675:D'Aquila crime family
1519:"Quick Reads Archive"
483:Taffy Brodesser-Akner
325:the following day in
159:
30:Criminal organization
2677:Judaism and violence
2587:Slaughter House Gang
2507:Charlton Street Gang
2356:Hip Sing Association
2310:South American gangs
2142:Frank Matthews' gang
2127:Bumpy Johnson's gang
1947:Evsei Agron's Bratva
1695:New Springville Boys
1685:Morello crime family
1326:(December 14, 2015)
757:"Unchained Reaction"
2647:Gangs in New Jersey
2492:Baxter Street Dudes
2487:Batavia Street Gang
2099:Nine Trey Gangsters
2094:United Blood Nation
1987:The Greenpoint Crew
1705:South Brooklyn Boys
1458:The Times of Israel
1445:(January 13, 2016)
1385:New York Daily News
1251:New York Daily News
1198:(October 11, 2013)
1160:The Washington Post
982:New York Daily News
595:Jewish Law Articles
582:Malinowitz, Chaim;
446:Chaim Dovid Zwiebel
436:Beth Din of America
422:Moshe David Tendler
327:Trenton, New Jersey
272:gift —
35:
2667:Jewish marital law
2597:Tub of Blood Bunch
2137:Frank Lucas's gang
1997:Rudaj Organization
1908:Yiddish Black Hand
1878:Bugs and Meyer Mob
1501:2018-05-26 at the
1478:2021-10-29 at the
1452:2016-09-22 at the
1402:2016-03-04 at the
1379:2016-03-07 at the
1356:2018-07-30 at the
1339:The New York Times
1333:2019-04-17 at the
1309:2019-04-05 at the
1292:2019-04-05 at the
1268:2020-12-08 at the
1245:2018-09-21 at the
1221:2019-06-28 at the
1204:News12 Westchester
1181:2018-12-27 at the
1154:2019-04-06 at the
1128:2017-08-25 at the
1104:2019-04-06 at the
1074:2018-02-09 at the
1048:2017-08-28 at the
1022:2016-07-05 at the
999:2016-09-18 at the
976:2017-08-25 at the
916:2023-04-24 at the
893:2017-02-15 at the
865:2023-04-24 at the
839:2019-05-11 at the
813:2021-09-02 at the
789:2019-04-17 at the
762:2019-04-08 at the
728:2016-04-07 at the
682:2018-10-26 at the
656:2017-11-18 at the
615:The New York Times
589:2016-08-21 at the
566:2023-04-24 at the
434:, a leader of the
426:Yeshiva University
309:Edison, New Jersey
243:document shredding
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2592:Tenth Avenue Gang
2557:Lenox Avenue Gang
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