Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg notified of possible bribery indictment

The State Prosecutor's Office informed Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg, CEO Yaniv Benita, and eight other suspects that they may face indictment for bribery, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, and tax offenses, pending a hearing. The alleged bribery involves over 1 million shekels in benefits for the 2018 election campaign.

The prosecution has informed Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg, City CEO Yaniv Benita, and eight other suspects that their indictment is being considered pending a hearing. The main suspicions include bribery, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, and tax offenses. According to the suspicion, Greenberg received benefits worth over one million shekels to finance his 2018 election campaign, in exchange for actions he performed or committed to perform in his public capacity. Among the suspects in bribery are businessmen Moshe Saadon, Netanel Zar, and Amnon Ben Ami. Another part of the affair involves attempts to conceal the payments through document forgery and presenting false information to the State Comptroller. The case was investigated by the National Fraud Investigation Unit of the police and the Tax Authority's Diamond Unit. The final decision on filing indictments will be made after the hearings.