N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Senior Leaders of Lev Tahor Sect Sentenced to 14 and 12 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Sex Trafficking Crimes
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024
NEW YORK, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on July 10, 2024:
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that YAKOV WEINGARTEN, SHMIEL WEINGARTEN, and YOIL WEINGARTEN were sentenced yesterday to 14 years, 14 years, and 12 years in prison, respectively, for child sexual exploitation and kidnapping offenses. The defendants, leaders of an extremist religiou . . .
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that YAKOV WEINGARTEN, SHMIEL WEINGARTEN, and YOIL WEINGARTEN were sentenced yesterday to 14 years, 14 years, and 12 years in prison, respectively, for child sexual exploitation and kidnapping offenses. The defendants, leaders of an extremist religiou . . .