Federal prosecutors are trying to prevent a jury from hearing evidence that a multimillion-dollar fraud at a non-profit which processes Holocaust claims is even more widespread than the FBI and the U.S. AttorneyÂ’s office have so far revealed.
The Claims Conference distributes millions of dollars from the German government to Holocaust survivors around the world. The trial will focus on alleged fraud perpetrated against two Claims Conference controlled funds. But the governmentÂ’s motions suggest, for the first time, that additional cases of fraud may have taken place.
The alleged fraud that the trial will address shocked Holocaust survivors, particularly those in the Russian-speaking Jewish community, when it first came to light, in 2010. The plot is thought to involve
thousands of fraudulent claims filed over 16 years with the Claims Conference.
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Was Holocaust Fraud at Claims Conference Even Worse Than Believed? ? Forward.com
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Was Holocaust Fraud at Claims Conference Even Worse Than Believed? Forward.com