Slippery Slope

Former Interior Ministry Director-General, Gabi Maimon, will be indicted (pending a hearing), on suspicion of purchasing land plots without meeting the conditions of the tender, instead utilizing straw men and forged documents.

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

A non-commissioned officer in the IDF’s Northern Command is suspected of defrauding the IDF of tens of millions of dollars, by padding  service and goods orders from six firms which allegedly knowingly cooperated with him in the fraud. The NCO in exchange received credit lines from the companies, with which he bought restaurant meals, bed & breakfast rentals, smartphones, tablets and personal computers, among other goods and services. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

Zvi Bar, mayor of central city Ramat Gan, faces allegations of bribery at close to $500,000 in addition to fraud, breach of trust and money laundering, and obstruction of justice.

An indictment has been served against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on suspicion of fraud and breach of trust in the case of the ambassador to Belarus. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Walla!)

Former chief Sephardi Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron was indicted for fraudulent receipt of goods or services under aggravated circumstances on Monday for his role in the so-called “rabbis’ file” affair, in which hundreds of security forces officers were ordained as rabbis in order to qualify for a pay raise. (Ynetnews)

(Hebrew – Ynet)

Former chief Sephardi Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron was indicted for fraudulent receipt of goods or services under aggravated circumstances on Monday for his role in the so-called “rabbis’ file” affair, in which hundreds of security forces officers were ordained as rabbis in order to qualify for a pay raise. (Ynetnews)

(Hebrew – Ynet)

Attorney General, Yehuda Weinstein, decided to indict Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beitenu), on charges of breach of trust and fraud.  The charges say Lieberman promoted former ambassador to Belarus Ze’ev Ben Aryeh without reporting that Ben Aryeh had tipped him off about the investigation being conducted against him in Belarus.  At the same time, Weinstein decided to close the main case against Lieberman, in which he was alleged to have been involved in money laundering, fraud, and breach of trust.  Lieberman was suspected of receiving millions of dollars from international tycoons such as Martin Schlaff and Mikhail Chernoy through foreign front companies while he was serving in public positions. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

The Justice Ministry’s department for the investigation of police officers announced that it plans on indicting former Jerusalem District commander,  Commander Niso Shaham, on charges of fraud, breach of trust, indecent assault, and sexual harassment. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Walla!)

Two Eilat city councilors were arrested by the Police’s National Fraud Investigation Unit on suspicion of accepting bribes in exchange for retracting their opposition in local and regional planning commissions, extortion by threats, fraud, and breach of trust.

(Hebrew – Israel Police website)

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has decided after 15 years of investigation to Attorney General to file an indictment against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, subject to a hearing, for crimes of fraud, breach of trust, obtaining something through deceit, money-laundering and witness harassment.

(hebrew)