Israeli police arrested owners of BeiTar Jerusalem and 7 suspects for crypto fraud of several million dollars-news
Israeli police arrested owners of BeiTar Jerusalem and 7 suspects for crypto fraud of several million dollars-news
The Israeli police arrested eight suspects in connection with cryptocurrency fraud after searching her houses and confiscating evidence. One of the suspects is Moshe Hogeg, a well -known owner of the Beitar Jerusalem Football Club.
8 people arrested in a crypto fraud system in Israel
The Israeli police arrested eight suspects on Thursday who allegedly stolen dozens of millions in a cryptocurrency fraud.
The arrests were made after officials of the anti -corruption unit Lahav 433 searched the police's apartments and offices of the suspects. They collected evidence and confiscated objects in connection with the investigation. The investigation lasted several months and showed suspicion of money laundering and tax offenses, the police said.
One of the suspects is Moshe Hogeg, owner of the Beitar Jerusalem Football Club, an Israeli professional football club that plays in the Israeli Premier League.
The police said that the suspects had “systematically” operated a cryptocurrency fraud system over a long period of time. The police found that they had cheated investors in several crypto projects and said:
Everyone stuck millions of Schekel, while he made potential investors false presentations to invest in apparently profitable companies.
In addition to cryptocurrency fraud, Hogeg is suspected of having committed sex crimes according to the police. Hogeg rejects both allegations.
hogeg and several others were sued by former employees of an Israeli risk capital fund in May who claim that three of the greatest Israels Initial Coin offers (ICOS) In 2017 and 2018 there were pure fraud. The three ICOs, that of Sirin Labs, Stx Technologies Ltd. (Stox) and Leadcoin were founded, together gathered $ 250 million of investors worldwide.
The lawyers Moshe Mazor and Amit Hadad, who represented Hogeg, said on Thursday that his client "vehemently denies the suspicion against him and cooperates fully with the investigators". They added:
We are sure that at the end of the investigation it becomes clear that the allegations against him are not justified.
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