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Yossi Cohen returns $20,000 illicit gift he received from Australian tycoon — report
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Former head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen attends the Jerusalem Post Conference, held in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Yossi Cohen, the former head of the Mossad intelligence agency, has returned an illicit gift worth $20,000 he received from an Australian businessman, the Haaretz daily reports.
Cohen received the gift from billionaire James Packer for his daughter’s wedding back when he was still the head of the Mossad.
Last June, he claimed to have accepted the funds after consulting the Mossad’s legal adviser, and said he is committed to returning the gift.
The newspaper reports that he recently returned the funds, while the State Prosecutor’s Office is still probing the matter.
“The matter is under examination and a decision has not yet been made,” the Justice Ministry tells Haaretz.
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