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‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Menachem Youlus spun wild tales of daring and adventure in which he was the kippah-wearing hero, ferreting out Nazi-purloined Torah scrolls all over Europe, but his stories were money-making fictions. On Thursday Rabbi Youlus pleaded guilty to embezzling or defrauding contributors to his “Save a Torah” charity to the tune of $862,000. Read More