Four Suspects Arrested in Tax Refund and Pension Scam

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Four suspects were arrested on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of clients who applied for tax refunds. According to Channel 13 News, the suspects are a mother (44) and her daughter (21) from Kafr Kanna, another suspect (22) from Eilut, and another family member (25).

According to the police, initially hundreds of shekels were collected from each client to open a file. Later, according to the suspicion, money was withdrawn from the clients' savings and pension funds. According to Channel 14, the money was presented to clients as tax money, and the victims paid high commissions.

According to Ice, the scam amounts to several hundred thousand shekels. According to Channel 13 News, the suspects will be brought before the Tiberias court with a request to extend their detention, and the investigation is continuing.