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Rabbi Mendel Epstein, right, arrives for his trial at federal court in Trenton, N.J. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. Prosecutors say Epstein employed a kidnap team to force unwilling Jewish husbands to divorce their wives. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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FBI agents remove evidence from the Brooklyn residence of Rabbi Mendel Epstein during an investigation, in New York, in this Oct. 10, 2013, file photo. Several defendants, including Epstein and another rabbi, are accused by the FBI of plotting to kidnap and beat a man to force him to grant a religious divorce. Epstein's trial starts Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in federal court in New Jersey. Several co-defendants have pleaded guilty and others will join him in court this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Rabbi accused of running divorce kidnap team heads to trial

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Orthodox rabbis charged in religious divorce plot

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