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| 13 arrested in major Tel Aviv municipality corruption bust, hundreds of millions stolen |
| 2024-05-20 |
| [Ynet] Thirteen suspects, including employees of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality's sanitation department, were arrested Monday morning for alleged involvement in serious offenses, including public corruption, money laundering and fraudulent invoicing worth hundreds of millions of shekels. Criminal gangs from both the Jewish and Arab communities are also implicated. The investigation was led by the National Financial Investigations Unit in Israel Police’s Lahav 433 — a unit specializing in investigating organized crime, corruption and serious economic offenses, often dubbed "the Israeli FBI" — in collaboration with the Tax Authority. According to a police statement, the suspects are believed to have engaged in significant public corruption, tax offenses, and money laundering within the cleaning industry. The investigation became public on Monday with the arrests, and the suspects are currently being interrogated at Lahav 433 offices. Depending on the findings, they will be brought before the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court for a remand hearing. |
| Posted by:Grom the reflective |