Suspects Arrested for Extortion Through Threats in Bnei Brak and Bat Yam

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Officers from the Bnei Brak station arrested two suspects, a Bnei Brak resident in his 40s and a Bat Yam resident, on suspicion of extortion through threats online. According to the suspicion, the two demanded that people pay "fines" on the claim that they abused animals, including a minor. According to Arutz Sheva, the two distributed threatening videos on social media.

According to Ynet, the suspects are internet celebrities, and the suspicion is that they threatened a young man who was documented abusing a cat. The two were transferred for questioning by police.