Tel Aviv Municipality Raided by Tax Authorities

Authorities conducted a raid on the Tel Aviv Municipality, arresting 13 individuals on suspicion of corruption and money laundering. The operation, led by the National Economic Crimes Unit and the Tax Authority, targeted employees of cleaning companies servicing the sanitation department. The suspects allegedly engaged in public corruption, issuing illegal tax invoices worth hundreds of millions of shekels, and collaborating with crime families – both Arab and Jewish crime families that operate in israel. They are accused of biasing tenders, bribery, and fraud to secure municipal contracts and pocket tens of millions of shekels. 

The ongoing investigation is overseen by the VAT and Customs Prosecutor’s Office and the Taxation and Economy Prosecutor’s Office. The arrested individuals are currently being questioned by the National Crime Unit, with court hearings expected. The remand hearing is set to happen in an adjacent city’s magistrate courtroom in Rishon Lezion.