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Senior Local Official Investigated in Major Bribery Scandal

A senior official in a central Israeli municipality was detained for questioning as part of a widening bribery investigation involving insurance agent Ezra Gabay.

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What happened

  1. 01Senior local official detained in bribery probe involving insurance agent Ezra Gabay.
  2. 02Investigation spans General Histadrut, local authorities, and government bodies.
  3. 03Tens of millions of shekels seized from Menora Mivtachim insurance company.
  4. 04Minister Miki Zohar is also under investigation for vote-buying allegations.
  5. 05The case involves directing insurance cases for illicit benefits and influence peddling.

The probe, which has been ongoing for two years, has already implicated the General Histadrut, local authorities, government bodies, and the insurance company Menora Mivtachim, with Minister Miki Zohar also under investigation.

Translated and summarized by baba from JDN, the latest report. Read JDN’s original

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