Five suspects, including a serving local council head in the north of the country, were arrested for investigation on suspicion of bribery offenses. A covert investigation was conducted by the National Fraud Investigation Unit (LAHAV 433) regarding

The covert investigation materials collected indicate bribery connections between IT service providers and senior officials in several local authorities in the north of the country, including the provision of benefits to public employees in the authorities, in exchange for winning tenders and receiving work. The investigation also reveals that the parties acted in concert to fraudulently obtain public funds. The covert investigation was conducted in cooperation with the Tax Authority and the Prohibition on Money Laundering and Terror Financing Authority, and is supervised by the Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office. According to the needs of the investigation, the suspects will be brought for an extension of their arrest today.