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Deputy Mayor of Kiryat Bialik and Sons Face Corruption and Money Laundering Charges
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First reported by Now 14 · 3 hours ago
What happened
Yossi Azriel, deputy mayor of Kiryat Bialik, and his sons face potential indictment for bribery and money laundering related to misuse of public office from 2019 to 2022.
- 01Yossi Azriel and his sons may be indicted for bribery, breach of trust, and money laundering.
- 02Azriel served as deputy mayor and chaired the local planning committee in Kiryat Bialik from 2018 to 2022.
- 03They allegedly used a company called Retav to receive benefits from developers under Azriel's municipal authority.
- 04The investigation covers activities from 2019 to March 2022 involving misuse of public office.
- 05The case is being investigated by the Israeli Police's Lahav 433 unit.
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