developing· Security· Updated
Israel's Prosecutor Considers Charging Petah Tikva Mayor With Bribery
The State Prosecutor's Office is considering indicting Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg, Municipal Director-General Yaniv Benita, and eight other suspects on charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, and tax offenses. State Attorney Amit Isman notified the suspects of the potential charges, which remain pending a pre-indictment hearing.
6 newsrooms · 3 languages · since
What happened
- 01Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg and nine other suspects face potential indictments for bribery, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, and tax offenses.
- 02State Attorney Amit Isman notified the suspects that the charges are being considered pending a pre-indictment hearing.
- 03Greenberg allegedly received over 1 million shekels in benefits from businessmen and associates to fund his 2018 mayoral election campaign.
- 04The benefits were allegedly given to Greenberg in exchange for official favors and actions performed in his public capacity.
- 05Municipal Director-General Yaniv Benita is among the suspects and is accused of providing bribes to the mayor.
- 06Suspects allegedly attempted to conceal the illegal campaign financing by submitting false reports and forged documents to the State Comptroller.
- 07The other suspects facing potential charges include businessmen Moshe Saadoun, Natanel Zer, Amnon Ben Ami, and lawyers Tal Gershtein and Shai Partush.
Authorities suspect that during the 2018 mayoral election campaign, Greenberg received benefits exceeding 1 million shekels from businessmen and associates to fund his campaign. These funds were allegedly provided in exchange for actions Greenberg performed or committed to perform in his public capacity, both before and after his election.
Several suspects are also accused of attempting to conceal the bribe payments and submitting false financial reports to the State Comptroller, allegedly using forged documents. The suspects facing potential indictment include businessmen Moshe Saadoun, Natanel Zer, and Amnon Ben Ami, who are suspected of providing the bribes, as well as Moshe Greenberg, lawyers Tal Gershtein and Shai Partush, and Nir Benita.
Summarized by baba from the reports of 5 newsrooms. Updated
Latest report: Kikar HaShabbat. Read Kikar HaShabbat’s original
The coverage
6 newsrooms on this story
Who covered it
- LeftNone
- Centre2
- Right2
- Haredi1
- ArabNone
- Other1
How it broke
How the headlines differ
Israel's Prosecutor Considers Charging Petah Tikva Mayor With Bribery
