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Ramle Court Sentences Defendant to Prison and Million Shekel Fine

The Ramle Magistrate's Court sentenced Raed Shaar to 40 months in prison and a one million shekel fine for his role in a major tax evasion scheme. The "Case of the Star" involved fictitious invoices totaling millions of shekels, with Shaar and his ex-wife acting as accomplices.

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What happened

  1. 01Raed Shaar was sentenced to 40 months in prison and a 1 million shekel fine by the Ramle Magistrate's Court.
  2. 02The sentence is part of the "Case of the Star" tax evasion scheme involving fictitious fuel industry invoices.
  3. 03Shaar and his former wife, Inas Shweiki, created a fraudulent infrastructure for the criminal network.
  4. 04Main defendants Shlomo Yaakovson and Zeev Shmein allegedly processed fake invoices worth 156 million shekels.
  5. 05The scheme resulted in millions in profits for the accused and significant losses for the state.
  6. 06Shaar also received a three-year suspended sentence for tax offenses.

The scheme caused significant damage to the state treasury. Shaar also received a three-year suspended sentence.

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

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