Suspicion of millions in fraud in the IDF: detention of two contractors extended

The Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court extended the detention of two contractors suspected of defrauding the IDF of millions of shekels, including inflating invoices, stealing fuel, and bribing sergeants who operated in the Gaza Strip.

The Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court extended the detention of two contractors suspected in a fraud and bribery case involving IDF career soldiers. According to the suspicion, the two inflated invoices worth millions of shekels, stole fuel from the IDF, and bribed sergeants who operated in the Gaza Strip. A police representative claimed that the suspects exploited the period of the Swords of Iron war to make a fortune. The court ruled that a more solid evidentiary foundation is required for continued detention and shortened the detention of one of the suspects to three days. The detention of subcontractor Yosef Abu Ammar was extended by seven days.