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Attorney General indicts two Ashdod men for extortion with organized crime ties

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Attorney General indicts two Ashdod men for extortion with organized crime ties

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The State Attorney's Office filed indictments against Maxim Zaskin and Alexander Legida of Ashdod for extortion by threats and force, allegedly in coordination with an accomplice abroad. According to the charge sheet, about a month ago they met the victim, threatened to beat him unconscious, and punched him in the face.

01 · THE DISPATCH

The State Attorney's Office on Thursday filed indictments against Maxim Zaskin and Alexander Legida, both of Ashdod, on charges of extortion by threats and assault, according to a report by N12. The charge sheet alleges that the two acted in coordination with an accomplice currently abroad. About a month before the indictment, they allegedly confronted the victim, threatened to beat him unconscious, and struck him in the face. The case is at an early stage; no trial date has been set.

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