HALISTER1: Israeli Court Eases Gag Order on Bribery Suspicion Arrests

Israeli Court Eases Gag Order on Bribery Suspicion Arrests

(Bloomberg) -- Seven suspects were arrested in Dec. 2016, including 3 employees or former employees of a defense agency, on suspicion of bribery, fraud and money laundering, police spokeswoman says in text message.
  • Police suspect those involved coordinated a defense agency acquisition process to ensure the success of civilian companies in exchange for bribes
  • The arrests of those involved were extended from time to time and they have now been freed under various limitations
  • A gag order remains in place on all other details of the case
To contact the reporter on this story: Alisa Odenheimer in Jerusalem at aodenheimer@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Shaji Mathew at shajimathew@bloomberg.net Michael S. Arnold, Jonathan Ferziger

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