November 11, 2010
Holocaust Fund Defrauded
A group of New Yorkers has been accused of defrauding a fund which offers reparations to Holocaust victims.
Over 16 years, the suspects used fake identification documents, doctored government records and a knowledge of Holocaust history to defraud the fund of more than $42 million, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday by the United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara.
Every day, I feel like I trust the average human being just a little bit less.
