Report: ex-Netanyahu aide grilled as possible suspect in money probe

14 July 2016, 8:10 pm

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Former Netanyahu adviser Ari Harow was questioned under caution by anti-fraud police earlier in the day, Channel 2 reports, indicating that the grilling was more serious than original thought.

Being questioned under caution usually indicates that the person in the hot seat is considered a possible suspect and may face prosecution.

Harow was originally brought by police from the airport to simply give testimony for a probe into suspicions surrounding Netanyahu’s campaign fundraising abroad, but investigators later decided to declare him being questioned under caution, Channel 2 reports.

Harow, who served as Netanyahu’s chief of staff, was heavily involved in raising money for the prime minister in the US, according to Channel 2.