{"id":87010,"date":"2026-04-28T07:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/87010\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:07:12","slug":"northern-council-head-five-others-arrested-on-suspicion-of-bribery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/87010\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern council head, five others arrested on suspicion of bribery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sitting head of a local council in northern Israel and five other people were arrested on suspicion of bribery, Israel Police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Investigators in the Lahav 433 major crimes unit have for months been conducting a covert probe into suspicions of bribery, fraud, money laundering, tax offenses, and breach of trust involving local officials across several towns in the north, police said.<\/p>\n

They went public with the probe after arresting the five suspects, detaining five others for questioning, and conducting searches in the offices of local officials in several authorities.<\/p>\n

Evidence gathered so far points to bribery ties between the officials and computer service contractors who allegedly offered them benefits in exchange for tenders from municipal governments, police said.<\/p>\n

Police also believe the suspects collaborated to fraudulently pocket public funds.<\/p>\n

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Officers plan to bring the suspects to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate\u2019s Court to request that they be kept in custody.<\/p>\n

In February, the former mayor of Nazareth and 10 other defendants, including the head of a powerful crime family, were charged<\/a> with embezzling millions of shekels from the municipality\u2019s coffers over the course of a decade.<\/p>\n

Ali Salam, ex-mayor of the northern city<\/a>, was charged with overseeing the transfer of some NIS 61 million ($20 million) to the Bakri crime family from 2015 to 2025, via a front, a private security service called Shomrei HaGalil.<\/p>\n


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