Police suspect that he took advantage of his job in favor of receiving bribes and pleasures • Along with him, 3 more people were arrested • In the search conducted in the houses of the suspects, hundreds of thousands of shekels were seized
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The National Unit for Combating Economic Crime (IAl) in Blade 433, opened this morning (Wednesday) with an open investigation into a serious bribery case, at the end of a period during which covert activities took place.
Early in the morning, four suspects were arrested for questioning, and two others were detained on suspicion of involvement in bribery, fraudulent, fraudulent and breach of trust charges. Among the detainees is also a senior tax official, a coordinator of the Northern Income Taxes who is suspected of exploiting his job for receiving bribes and pleasures. The other three detainees are an accountant and two tax advisers.
The investigation is being conducted by the Israel Police, in cooperation with the Tax Authority and accompanied by the Haifa District Attorney. It is suspected that the senior allegedly acted within his role and received favors to promote the benefit of others, in violation of the law. When the suspects were arrested, searches were conducted in their homes and offices. During the search, hundreds of thousands of shekels of cash were seized.
The Israeli police said: "The Israeli police will continue to investigate and expose improper processes that run counter to conflicts of interest, and to seek and reach wherever there is a suspicion of public corruption that violates the government's rules and normative citizens."
