A known criminal was arrested on suspicion of money laundering in the amount of millions of shekels

Gal Yosef, former owner of the Amidar Ramat Gan football team, and who was identified with a criminal gang, is suspected of money laundering, receiving anything by deception and conspiracy to defraud.

The court ruled today that Joseph's detention will be extended by six days

Shlomi Heller

25/05/2022

Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 21:13 Updated: 21:45

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Suspected of money laundering and omission of millions of shekels in income, Gal Yosef (Photo: Supplier 500, Alan Shiver)

Gal Yosef, a 50-year-old resident of Ramat Gan, was arrested this morning (Wednesday) by police from the National Unit for the Investigation of Serious and International Crime on suspicion of money laundering and omission of millions of shekels in income.

Joseph is also suspected of receiving anything fraudulently under aggravated circumstances, conspiracy to commit a crime and conspiracy to commit fraud.

After an investigation at the offices of the Blade 433 unit, the court today ruled that Yosef's detention would be extended by six days.

As part of the affair, a number of people involved have been arrested in recent months but were later released on parole.

Advocate Tamir Sennes, representing Yosef, said: "My client denies what is attributed to him.

Hopefully his arrest will end soon. "Yosef was previously identified with a criminal gang, and served as the former owner of the Amidar Ramat Gan football team.

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