Patrick Belaish, convicted in France of fraud and money laundering, was extradited from Israel to France at the French government's request. He is to serve a four-year prison sentence for his role in a massive VAT fraud scheme involving carbon emission quotas, dubbed 'the fraud of the century,' Channel 12 reports.
According to a Channel 12 report Friday morning, the extradition of Patrick Belaish from Israel to France has been completed. Belaish was convicted in France of fraud and money laundering and sentenced to four years in prison for his involvement in a large-scale VAT fraud scheme related to carbon emission quotas, known as the 'fraud of the century.' The extradition was carried out following a formal request from the French government. No further details were immediately available.
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