A federal judge set bail Friday for four of 10 men facing kidnapping charges after allegedly arranging the violent assaults of Orthodox Jewish husbands , the U.S. Attorney 's Office said . Judge Douglas Arpert set bail at $ 1 million for Jay `` Yaakov '' Goldstein , while the other three -- Moshe Goldstein , Avrohom Goldstein and Simcha Bulmash -- had bail set at $ 500,000 , said Matthew Riley , a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney 's Office , District of New Jersey . Jay Goldstein 's attorney , Aidan P. O'Connor , told CNN on Thursday he hoped his client would be able to leave jail and reunite with his family . Goldstein , Rabbi Mendel Epstein and Rabbi Martin Wolmark , along with seven other defendants , are accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars to orchestrate the kidnappings of Jewish husbands to persuade them to grant divorces to their wives , according to a criminal complaint . Goldstein is a sofer , a Jewish scribe who transcribes the Torah and writes other religious documents , including divorce papers , according to his attorney . On Wednesday , Arpert set bail between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million for the two rabbis , along with four other defendants : Ariel Potash , Binyamin Stimler , David Hellman and Sholom Shuchat . Arpert also ordered home arrest -- with exceptions to leave for medical reasons , attorney meetings and religious purposes -- for all six , according to court documents . Jay Goldstein , the rabbis and the other men were arrested after an FBI undercover investigation that led to a raid on October 9 , according to the criminal complaint . In one conversation with undercover FBI agents , the complaint alleges that Epstein talked about forcing the divorces with the help of hired `` tough guys , '' who he said used plastic bags to cover the husbands ' heads , and electric cattle prods and karate to assault them . `` I guarantee you that if you 're in the van , you 'd give a 'get ' to your wife . You probably love your wife , but you 'd give a 'get ' when they finish with you , '' Epstein told the undercover FBI agents . A `` get '' is a document that Jewish law requires a husband to present to his wife to be issued a divorce , the complaint says . Without it , a woman is considered an `` agunah , '' a chained woman bound to a man no matter how over their marriage might be . The implications of not having a get are serious in the Orthodox Jewish world . For Jews of other denominations , who interpret Jewish law differently , the requirement of a get is less stringent or dismissed altogether . An Orthodox Jewish woman who does not receive a get , however , runs the risk of being shunned in her community and labeled an adulteress if she dares move on . And any future children she has are considered bastards permitted to marry only other bastards . The complaint says that Epstein told the undercover FBI agents that his organization had kidnapped a husband every 12 to 18 months . The complaint also says that Wolmark told the agents , `` You need special rabbis who are going to take this thing and see it through to the end . '' `` I can say that we are pleased the court accepted our bail proposal . I anticipate Rabbi Wolmark will be released shortly , '' said Marc Agnifilo , Wolmark 's attorney . `` The rabbi is a highly respected Gittin scholar , and he steadfastly denies the allegations that he ordered violence , '' said Agnifilo . Wolmark , Esptein and Potash 's attorneys all told CNN that they are confident their clients will have their bail processed and be out on a house arrest by the end of this week . CNN 's calls to the other defendant 's attorneys were not answered . All 10 defendants pleaded not guilty last week . If convicted , they face a maximum sentence of life in prison .
Jay Goldstein has bail set at $ 1 million ; 3 others get $ 500,000 bail each . Score: 6 Authorities say the husbands were being coerced into granting divorces to their wives . FBI complaint says electric cattle prods and karate were employed as pressure tactics .