Fraud
Israel government corruption drops in public perception, Transparency International poll suggests
The CPI score measures how corrupt a country's government is perceived to be by its citizens, with 0 being the most corrupt and 100 being the least corrupt.
Israel Police detain local authority head, senior officials over alleged wartime donations fraud
Trump nominates Colin McDonald as assistant A-G for national fraud enforcement
Netanyahu trial: Prosecutors accuse PM of tailoring narrative on Elovich ties in Case 4000
Netanyahu’s trial hearing shortened due to ‘security developments’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial was abruptly halted in Jerusalem as Hamas sent more hostage remains to Israel, prompting a high-level security meeting.
Trump commutes prison sentence of former lawmaker George Santos, orders him released
Santos published a "passionate plea" to Trump after previously pleading guilty to charges of fraud and identity theft.
Jobs for friends, missing funds: Police arrest lawyer, probe May Golan’s ministry, office
The probe focuses on suspicions that ministry employees and outside individuals were involved in obtaining financial benefits through deception.
Wealth without integrity: A growing phenomenon in the business arena - opinion
In the investment world, intelligence and energy are necessary for success – but without integrity, they turn into a double-edged sword.
In huge win for Trump, court throws out half-billion-dollar fraud penalty
The decision by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan represented a defeat for New York Attorney-General Letitia James, whose office brought the civil fraud lawsuit against Trump.
Social media matchmaker accused of defrauding thousands of shekels from disabled clients
The defendant is alleged to have also robbed victims at gunpoint, using an airsoft gun to imitate a real weapon.
Indian national arrest for running fake embassy scam outside New Delhi
Among the fake documents recovered by police were 12 different diplomatic passports.
Scandal rocks Ireland after professional hurler admits to faking cancer to defraud people
The 54-year-old was one of Ireland’s most accomplished hurlers, winning the All-Ireland five times and All-Star multiple times.
Fraudsters sold fake Sephardic citizenship for cash, say Spanish police
The immigration scheme allegedly exploited a 2015 law, dubbed the “Law of Return,” that allows the descendants of Jews expelled in the 1492 Spanish Inquisition to obtain Spanish nationality.
Southern Israel resident convicted of one million NIS fraud through phishing
Magistrates’ Court Judge Anat Choleta found that the defendant exploited Bank Hapoalim’s “Deposit Envelope” service to commit fraud totalling nearly NIS 1 million.
