Kfar Saba Mayor, Wife Detained for Eight More Days Amid Bribery Probe
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A Rishon LeZion court extended the detention of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife, Meital Saar, for eight days as part of a major police investigation. They are suspected of bribery, fraud, and money laundering, allegedly ensuring business wins in municipal tenders for cash. The operation has led to 17 arrests, including the General Director of the Municipal Economic Company. The secret investigation has been ongoing for over a year.
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- Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife Meital Saar were detained for eight more days by a Rishon LeZion court.
- The couple is suspected of bribery, fraud, and money laundering in a major police operation.
- Investigators allege they rigged municipal tenders in exchange for cash bribes.
- Seventeen people have been arrested in the operation, including municipal officials and businessmen.
- The secret investigation by the Lahav 433 fraud unit has lasted over a year.
A Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court has extended the detention of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife, Meital Saar, by eight days. The judge deemed the suspicions against them to be well-founded. Following the ruling, Meital Saar cried out that she had young children at home. Also arrested with the mayor and his wife was Sagi Hen, the General Director of the Municipal Economic Company. The arrests are part of a large-scale police operation that has seen 17 people detained and seven others brought in for questioning. Suspects include municipal officials, businessmen, and individuals linked to criminal organizations. The investigation, led by the Lahav 433 fraud unit, has been ongoing in secret for over a year. The case involves allegations of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, money laundering, tax offenses, and other illegal activities. Investigators believe Mayor Rafi Saar and the General Director, with Meital Saar's active involvement, facilitated the success of specific businesses in lucrative municipal tenders. In return, they allegedly received bribes, primarily in cash.
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