Ness Ziona Municipality Official Investigated for Bribery Linked to Insurance Agent
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
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- Ness Ziona official investigated for bribery.
- Bribery involves an insurance agent.
- Agent previously investigated in "Handshake" case.
- Police seized documents and digital media.
A senior official in the Ness Ziona municipality was detained for questioning on Sunday as part of an investigation into suspected bribery. Investigators from the National Fraud Unit (יאח"ה) searched the official's home and municipal office, seizing documents and digital media. Other individuals involved have also been summoned for questioning by Lahav 433, the police's major crimes unit. The investigation is examining suspicions of a bribery relationship between the official and an insurance agent. The nature, scope, and alleged benefits exchanged in this relationship are currently unspecified. The insurance agent has a prior history of investigation in connection with the Histadrut's "Handshake" (יד לוחצת יד) affair.
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