Former Tax Authority Officials Suspected of Defrauding State of Over $20 Million
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
An investigation into 11 suspects, including former senior Tax Authority officials, has concluded with suspicions of bribery, fraud, and money laundering. The suspects allegedly defrauded the state of over 80 million shekels through a scheme involving bribes from an accountant. The case file has been sent to prosecutors for further review.
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- Former senior Tax Authority officials are suspected of defrauding the state of over 80 million shekels.
- The investigation involves 11 suspects, including former tax officials and an accountant.
- Suspicions include bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering.
- The case file has been transferred to the Tax and Economic Crimes Prosecution.
An investigation by the National Fraud Investigation Unit of Lahav 433, in cooperation with the Tax Authority, has concluded against 11 suspects, including former senior officials from the Tax Authority. They are suspected of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering.
According to the suspicions, a former deputy tax assessor and a former senior coordinator allegedly received bribes over several years from an accountant representing taxpayers. Together with the accountant, they are suspected of perpetrating a fraud that defrauded the state of over 80 million shekels.
The investigation file has been transferred to the Tax and Economic Crimes Prosecution for review of the findings and to make a decision on potential indictments.
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