Central Israeli Mayor, Wife, and 22 Others Arrested in Bribery Probe
Summarized from Haaretz English by baba
The mayor of Kfar Sava, his wife, and 22 others were arrested Monday on suspicion of bribery and corruption. They allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of shekels to influence municipal tenders worth tens of millions of shekels. A police source described the alleged corruption as the "selling" of the city and its public assets.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Kfar Sava's mayor, his wife, and 22 others were arrested Monday in a corruption investigation.
- The couple allegedly accepted bribes totaling hundreds of thousands of shekels.
- The bribes were reportedly paid to influence municipal tenders worth tens of millions of shekels.
- A police source claimed the city and its public assets were "sold" through the alleged scheme.
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