Slippery Slope

The head of the transportation licensing office in Lakhish district is suspected of running a scheme for restoring cancelled licenses in return for bribes. Among others, it is suspected that the license of Armond Miara, described by the police as the head of a crime organization, has been extended several times.

(Hebrew)

Ashdod City Council officials, including the deputy mayor and a councilman, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in fraud, money laundering, and bribery. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew - nrg)

Senior employees at the Ashdod municipality, including a Deputy Mayor, were arrested on suspicion of aiding a crime organization to launder money and win construction tenders.

Nazih Sa’yid, a police officer, was fired from the police, after being suspected of serving as a bodyguard for a criminal.

(Hebrew)

A police officer of the Gelilot station was arrested on suspicion of selling weapons to criminals, and of copying confidential information from police computers.

(Hebrew)