Communications Adviser Convicted in Submarine Affair Bribery Case
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Communications adviser Yitzhak (Tzahi) Liber was convicted on Monday by the Tel Aviv District Court of brokering bribes, money laundering, and falsifying accounting records in the Submarine Affair. He received nearly NIS 94,000 from businessman Miki Ganor, intended for former Prime Minister's Office official David Sharan, disguised as consulting fees. The judge ruled the payments were part of a continuing criminal act, convicting Liber on one count of each offense. Liber's defense that the money was for legitimate consulting was rejected.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Communications adviser Yitzhak (Tzahi) Liber was convicted of brokering bribes in the Submarine Affair.
- Liber received nearly NIS 94,000 from Miki Ganor, intended for David Sharan, disguised as consulting fees.
- The Tel Aviv District Court found Liber guilty of brokering bribes, money laundering, and false accounting.
- The judge treated the transactions as one continuing course of criminal conduct.
- Liber's defense that the payments were for legitimate consulting was rejected by the court.
- The verdict is part of Case 3000, investigating corruption in Israel's naval vessel purchases.
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