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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Fresh suspect arrested in Steinmetz money laundering scheme
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice say they have arrested a sixth person in connection with the investigation into a money laundering scheme involving billionaire diamond mogul Beny Steinmetz.
Police do not say who the suspect is, but note he is not a well-known figure. He is slated to be remanded before a judge tomorrow morning.
On Monday, Steinmetz and acting Bezeq chairman David Granot were among a group of people raided as part of a police sting into a scheme involving faked papers for a real estate deal abroad, police said.
Among the other suspects arrested were Tal Silberstein, a former political consultant to ex-Israeli premier Ehud Barak and an adviser to Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern.
A court extended Steinmetz and Silberstein’s custody later on Monday.
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