The Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court will hold a hearing today (Thursday) to extend the detention at the request of the police, as part of which some of the eight suspects arrested this morning will be brought on suspicion of fraud in the field of cryptocurrencies amounting to hundreds of millions of shekels and other offenses.
The hearing is expected to begin at 2 p.m.
Among the detainees is a senior figure in the Israeli football world who is suspected of theft, money laundering and sexual offenses.
As is known, earlier today it was announced that among the eight detainees, there are businessmen suspected of committing fraudulent offenses in the field of cryptocurrencies amounting to hundreds of millions of shekels, and that one of the suspects is a senior figure in Israeli football, arrested on suspicion of theft, money laundering and sex offenses.
After long months of complex and ramified interrogation, this morning with the transition to an open interrogation, dozens of police officers from the Blade 433 unit raided the homes and businesses of eight detainees and a number of detainees, in order to gather evidence and seize exhibits related to the interrogation.
According to the suspicion, over a long period of time, the suspects, including a well-known businessman, acted jointly in a systematic manner, while deceiving investors in a number of projects in the field of cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin currency (illustration), Photo: AFP
The suspects, each according to his share, pocketed tens of millions of shekels, while presenting a false presentation to potential investors to invest in seemingly profitable ventures. Law prohibiting money laundering and offenses under the Income Tax Ordinance During the investigation, additional suspicions arose against the main suspect that he allegedly committed sexual and moral offenses.
The large-scale investigation is being conducted by YAHA in Lahav 433 together with the Tax Authority, the Securities Authority, in collaboration with the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Authority and accompanied by the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office (criminal) and the Tax and Economics Attorney's Office.