According to the indictment to which Alhak pleaded guilty, between 2023-2024 he operated a large-scale criminal mechanism, through which dozens of driving licenses, including heavy vehicle licenses, were issued to individuals who did not pass legal driving tests and sometimes did not even attend them.
For this purpose, forged documents were used, impersonation of examinees, and the recruitment of impersonators. The defendant charged thousands of shekels for each license, and deposited and managed the fraudulent funds through his daughter’s bank account, while committing money laundering offenses totaling over 2.7 million shekels, intended to conceal the source of the funds and obscure their connection to the offenses.
The Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office, through Adv. Tzur Huta, argued that this was a continuous and multi-count criminal activity that severely harmed the safety of road users, the integrity of the licensing system, and public trust in state authorities.
It was emphasized that the fraudulent issuance of driving licenses, particularly heavy vehicle licenses, creates a real and tangible risk to human life. The prosecution requested that the defendant be sentenced to 12 years of actual imprisonment, a suspended sentence, and a disqualification from holding a driving license, for deterrence and the protection of public safety.
The court sentenced the defendant to six years of actual imprisonment, along with a suspended sentence, and a disqualification from holding a driving license for a period of three years from the date of his release, and an additional suspended disqualification. The court noted that “…the offenses were committed in a group, with sophistication and meticulous prior planning, the defendant’s role in committing the offense was primary as he managed the venture and he is the perpetrator of the offenses and the connecting thread between all events passes through him; the damage caused by the commission of the offense is significant.”
As part of the affair, indictments were filed against additional involved parties, and their cases continue to be heard in the courts.
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