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'Tinder Swindler,' a true-crime documentary about Israeli con man Shimon Hayut, was released on Netflix, on February 2, 2022. (Courtesy: Netflix)
September 17, 2025, 9:00 am
‘Tinder Swindler’ victims describe relief at news of his arrest
Notorious fraudster Shimon Hayut nabbed in Georgia at Interpol’s request three years after Netflix documentary catapulted him to international infamy
By AFP and ToI Staff
US lobbyist Jay Footlik. (Middle East Investment Initiative)
August 28, 2025, 3:15 am
Police issue warrant for American lobbyist Jay Footlik over Qatargate scandal
Israeli law enforcement requests arrest of the pro-Qatar lobbyist, who is suspected of funneling money to Netanyahu’s aides, after reported appeal to INTERPOL
By Charlie Summers
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, northwest of Sarajevo, February 26, 2025. (Radivoje Pavicic/AP)
March 27, 2025, 5:08 pm
Bosnia asks Israel to arrest Serb leader visiting for antisemitism confab
As member of Interpol, Israel faced with prospect of detaining Putin ally who was invited to participate in controversial confab related to inclusion of far-right European leaders
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Sri Lankan street hawkers sell national flags ahead of the country's 73rd independence anniversary in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)
December 20, 2024, 10:53 am
IDF soldier told to flee Sri Lanka after anti-Israel group seeks his arrest
Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint against Gal Ferenbook to Sri Lankan government, ICC and Interpol alleging he killed Gazan after he posted video online showing dead body
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Israeli-Canadian influencer and racecar driver Joshua Cartu (R), who is wanted by US authorities for alleged binary options fraud, leaves a Russian detention center in Saint Petersburg on August 24, 2024. (Olga Maltseva/AFP)
August 24, 2024, 7:40 pm
Israeli-Canadian ‘Ferrari fugitive’ released by Russia despite US extradition request
Joshua Cartu wanted by US alongside brothers on suspicion of defrauding investors of about $60 million between 2013 and 2017 in binary options scam run out of Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
Then-Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
April 24, 2024, 11:38 am
Argentina asks host countries to arrest visiting Iranian minister over 1994 bombing
Buenos Aires notes Interpol warrant out for ex-senior Revolutionary Guards official Ahmed Vahidi, accused of masterminding AMIA Jewish center attack that killed 85 people
By ToI Staff and AFP
Interpol headquarters in Lyon, central France, February 2, 2023. (Interpol via AP)
June 17, 2023, 6:51 am
Interpol seeks Lebanese man suspected of trafficking in looted antiquities
Red Notice issued for Georges Lotfi after US authorities charge him with criminal possession of stolen property, possessing illegal artifacts
By BASSEM MROUE
Passengers wait to pick their luggage at Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos, File)
November 29, 2022, 10:18 pm
Israeli-American picked up on Interpol warrant in Greece, faces extradition to US
Lawyer asks US to drop kidnapping case against client who fled to Israel with her children, claiming her now-deceased husband had abused them; Israeli court had ruled in her favor
By ToI Staff
Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital (C) poses for a picture with Israeli models during an event on a rooftop in Tel Aviv, on September 17, 2017. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
November 22, 2022, 6:49 pm
Israeli modeling agent accused of sex abuse cleared for extradition by Dutch court
Shai Avital has two weeks to appeal decision, faces 26 sexual harassment complaints in Israel; lawyers say he always planned on returning home and ‘proving his innocence’
By ToI Staff
Police arrest a wanted Israeli fugitive, allegedly linked to the Abergil’s notorious crime syndicate, along with seven others at a house in Bryanston, South Africa, November 17, 2022. (South African Police Service)
November 17, 2022, 12:01 pm
Israel’s ‘most wanted man,’ a criminal ‘gang leader,’ nabbed in South Africa
Yaniv Ben Simon, Yitzhak Abergil’s right-hand man, arrested at home near Johannesburg in joint op with Interpol, local police, Israeli intel; arms, $40,000, 3 motorcycles seized
By Tobias Siegal
Dudi Ashkenazi, right, who was arrested and held for weeks in Greece, is welcomed by family and friends as he arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, on July 30, 2022. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
July 30, 2022, 1:43 pm
Israeli detained by Greece after being mistaken for drug trafficker returns home
Dudi Ashkenazi was released from detention in early July but was unable to leave Greece until receiving clearance from Peru, which issued the international warrant for his arrest
By ToI Staff
Dudi Ashkenazi at a cafe in Kos, Greece, in footage aired on July 6, 2022. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
July 29, 2022, 4:34 pm
Israeli detained by Greece in mistaken identity case cleared to return home
Dudi Ashkenazi was released from detention in early July but was unable to leave Greece until receiving clearance from Peru, which issued the international warrant for his arrest
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Dudi Ashkenazi after being released from a jail in Greece after two weeks, July 6, 2022. (Channel 13 news)
July 7, 2022, 4:33 pm
Israeli man released from Greek jail describes ‘inhumane’ detention conditions
Dudi Ashkenazi talks about filth, difficulties with other inmates, yearning for his wife during 14 days in custody; says passport he lost in 2002 likely used to steal his identity
By ToI Staff
Dudi Ashkenazi, an Israeli citizen arrested while vacationing with his wife Racheli on Kos Island, Greece. (Courtesy)
July 5, 2022, 2:58 pm
Greece frees Israeli arrested on ‘mistaken’ Interpol warrant, but he can’t leave yet
Dudi Ashkenazi ordered to stay on island of Rhodes until final decision; Israel says Peru’s international arrest warrant for drug offenses misidentified him as the culprit
By ToI Staff
Dudi Ashkenazi, an Israeli citizen arrested while vacationing with his wife Racheli on Kos Island, Greece. (Courtesy)
July 1, 2022, 9:41 pm
Talks advance over Israeli ‘mistakenly’ held in Greece on Interpol warrant — lawyer
Nir Yaslovitzh says he presented documents proving his client is not man wanted by Interpol; Dudi Ashkenazi will appear before judge panel for Tuesday hearing on his appeal
By ToI Staff
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