Dagaalka ka dhanka ah kufsadka iyo lacagta la dhaqay – koox burcad ah oo uu hoggaaminayey maxaabiis, taasoo maamulaysay shabakad sharad ah oo ka qaadatay malaayiin shekel ah dadkii sharadaha ku ciyaarayay, ayaa la soo bandhigay ka dib baaritaan ay sameysay Waaxda Dembiyada Dhaqaalaha ee Gobolka Waqooyi.

Today, at the conclusion of the investigation, an indictment was filed against ten members of the gang. The investigation was conducted in cooperation with the Migdal HaEmek station, the Prison Service, and the Tax Authority, during which a criminal mechanism operating from within and outside the prison was exposed. From the investigation material, it emerged that the central defendant, who has been serving a prison sentence since 2020, managed the gang members’ activities via a public telephone in prison. Under his instructions, an illegal gambling operation and loan sharking lines with interest rates of up to 120% per year were established. According to the indictment, the proceeds of the crime were laundered through bank accounts of straw men, cash concealment, and the use of cryptocurrencies. The indictment was filed against the ten defendants for offenses of extortion by threats, aggravated sabotage, money laundering, operating illegal gambling, and providing loans in the gray market.