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Lev Leviev

Lev Leviev at a conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Jerusalem, September 6, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
September 21, 2022, 10:47 am
Diamond tycoon Lev Leviev to be questioned in smuggling case after landing in Israel
Long wanted in relation to NIS 300 million ‘Black Diamond’ probe, billionaire slapped with summons upon arriving from residence in Russia
By ToI Staff
Celebrity interviewer Yael Bar-Zohar, left, speaks to reality television star Shay Mika about Jewish ritual purity laws around menstruation in a video for the 'She'asani Isha' campaign. (Screen capture)
June 29, 2022, 7:09 pm
Billionaire’s daughter pays ‘influencers’ to tout Jewish menstruation laws
Lev Leviev’s daughter Ruthy paid some NIS 150,000 to get secular female social media stars to promote Jewish purity rules, celebrity news journalist Guy Pines reports
By Judah Ari Gross
'Tinder Swindler,' a true-crime documentary about Israeli con man Shimon Hayut, was released on Netflix, on February 2, 2022. (Courtesy: Netflix)
March 1, 2022, 2:41 pm
‘Tinder Swindler’ sued by Leviev family for appropriating their name
Shimon Hayut, the conman who presented himself as Simon Leviev and was the subject of a wildly popular Netflix documentary, is accused of damaging businessman’s family’s reputation
By ToI Staff
Israeli Shimon Hayut is the subject of 'Tinder Swindler', a true crime documentary on Netflix. (Screenshot)
February 3, 2022, 8:51 am
‘Tinder Swindler’ documentary on Israeli con man hits Netflix
True crime film about Shimon Hayut, who posed as son of Russian-Israeli diamond tycoon and conned Scandinavian women, arrives on streaming platform
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli Shimon Hayut is the subject of 'Tinder Swindler', a true crime documentary on Netflix. (Screenshot)
June 28, 2019, 9:59 pm
Israeli arrested in Greece over alleged defrauding of Scandinavian women
Shimon Hayut, said to claim he was son of billionaire Lev Leviev, fooled his victims with private jet flights and lavish lifestyle before asking for repeated financial favors
By ToI Staff
Israeli Shimon Hayut is the subject of 'Tinder Swindler', a true crime documentary on Netflix. (Screenshot)
February 19, 2019, 6:00 am
Man claiming to be Lev Leviev’s son said to defraud numerous Scandinavian women
Shimon Hayut of Bnei Brak reportedly claimed he was a millionaire, fooled his victims with private jet flights and lavish lifestyle before asking for repeated financial favors
By ToI Staff
Mazal "Mazi" Hadadi. (Facebook)
January 28, 2019, 4:48 pm
Authorities rule out foul play in diamond firm employee’s fall from building
Husband, family lawyer reject ruling that Mazal Hadadi committed suicide amid criminal probe into company, say too many questions unanswered
By ToI Staff
This Dec. 2, 2009 photo shows Lev Leviev at Tel Aviv's District Court (AP Photo/Ofer Vaknin)
December 4, 2018, 10:39 pm
Diamond smuggling scandal spotlights shadowy Israeli tycoon Lev Leviev
Billionaire who made his fortune in diamonds has suffered a stunning downturn as his company has found itself embroiled in a smuggling ring scandal
By Aron Heller
Lev Leviev at a conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Jerusalem, September 6, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
November 24, 2018, 9:03 pm
Police said to reject terms set by diamond magnate Leviev for return to Israel
TV report says there will be no guarantees the billionaire can leave Israel if he returns for questioning over huge diamond smuggling case
By ToI Staff
Lev Leviev at a gathering for Jews from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, held in Tel Aviv on January 13, 2013. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
November 23, 2018, 10:23 pm
Diamond magnate Leviev said to set terms for return to Israel in smuggling probe
TV obtains letter from his lawyers to Israel police who want to question the billionaire over huge diamond corruption case
By ToI Staff
People walk by the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, June 23, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 23, 2018, 6:40 am
Husband of woman who died after questioning in diamond probe denies suicide
Kobi Hadadi hints at foul play after wife Mazal fell to death from 10th floor of Diamond Exchange, says police ‘broke’ her
By ToI Staff
Mazal "Mazi" Hadadi. (Facebook)
November 22, 2018, 9:40 am
Leviev diamond company urges AG to probe police role in employee’s suicide
LLB Diamonds, at center of investigation into alleged gem smuggling, says pressure and threats led Mazal Hadadi to jump from 10th floor of Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange
By ToI Staff
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri speaks at an Interior Affairs Committee meeting regarding the deportation of African asylum seekers at the Knesset, January 29, 2018. (Alster/Flash90)
November 21, 2018, 1:11 pm
Getting away with it: 8 things to know for November 21
Deri’s new legal troubles draw lots of tsks, but pundits say it’s unlikely to affect his political role for now; and the US picks realpolitik over human rights, and blames Israel
By Joshua Davidovich
The Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, outside Tel Aviv, December 18, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
November 20, 2018, 8:52 pm
Woman probed in Leviev smuggling case jumps to her death from Diamond Exchange
Suspect had recently faced investigators probing multi-million shekel precious stone scam; police reject claims they are abusing the rights of those investigated
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Lev Leviev at a gathering for Jews from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, held in Tel Aviv on January 13, 2013. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
November 15, 2018, 12:04 pm
Police believe Leviev workers had diamonds smuggled into Israel in condoms
Investigators in mass fraud probe say Russian-Israeli billionaire’s enterprise hired couriers to hide gems inside bodies, a tactic typically employed by crime organizations
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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