BBC News - US charges 17 over '$42m theft' of Holocaust funds

BBC News - US charges 17 over theft of Holocaust funds: "US charges 17 over '$42m theft' of Holocaust funds

Seventeen people have been charged in the US with the theft of $42m of Holocaust compensation funds provided by the German government.

Prosecutors alleged the 17 fooled a non-profit-making group that distributes the funds into making 5,500 false payments.

Six of those charged work for the group - the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.