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From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 20, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 20, 2024
Police arrest 13 on suspicion of multi-million shekel fraud in Tel Aviv municipality
Police count cash seized in a probe into corruption in the Tel Aviv municipality on May 20, 2024 (Israel Police)
Police say they have arrested 13 people, including, Tel Aviv municipality workers, on suspicion of involvement in a multi-million shekel fraud and collusion with organized crime.
Police say that cleaning companies paid bribes and favors to members of the municipal sanitation department and falsified tenders, they also issued fictitious invoices and pocketed “tens of millions of shekels.”
A statement says that both Arab and Jewish organized crime families were involved.
The 13 suspects are being questioned by police after their arrest and will be charged later in the day, police say.
