Seven IDF officers have been indicted on counts of bribery, theft by a public servant, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and tax offenses, among other crimes, the State Attorney's Office announced on Monday.
Today, the State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment with the Central District Court in Lod against seven individuals, charging them with bribery, theft by a public employee, money laundering, obstruction of justice, tax offenses, and other crimes.
The indictment also stated that the defendants committed these offenses while serving as officers in classified units in the IDF and Israel Police. Over several months in the past year, the defendants allegedly used their authority to steal tens of millions of shekels and property.
Money was laundered using cryptocurrency
It was also revealed that most of the stolen sums and bribes were laundered by the defendants using cryptocurrency. During the investigation, authorities seized crypto wallets and cash worth over 50 million shekels. After some of the defendants learned of the investigation and the arrest of one of the suspects, three of them took steps to conceal evidence to obstruct the investigation.
The case is also being examined for security-related offenses, as part of a joint investigation by the Shin Bet, the Israel Police's Central Unit, the Military Police Investigation Division, and the Police Investigation Department.
In addition to filing the indictment, the court was asked to order the detention of four defendants until the conclusion of legal proceedings, while requesting restrictive conditions for the other three defendants.
The court has ruled that further details of the case are to remain sealed.