Court remands rabbi Eliezer Berland for 8 days on fraud, extortion charges

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court extends by eight days the detention of convicted sex offender rabbi Eliezer Berland, who is accused of fraud, extortion, money laundering and other offenses.

The judge, Sharon Lari-Bavli, says Berland giving people placebo medicines testifies to the “grave danger” he poses.

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