An indictment was filed Sunday against a 26-year-old Baqa al-Gharbiyye resident who allegedly posed as a member of the Hariri family to extort a contractor, according to N12. The suspect threatened to bring an 'army of 70 people' to the victim's home and was caught red-handed by police during a sting operation where he collected money planted by officers.
The indictment, first reported by ynet earlier Sunday, charges the suspect with extortion, threats, and witness intimidation. New details emerging from N12 reveal that the suspect threatened to bring an 'army of 70 people' to the contractor's home. Police set up a sting operation, providing the suspect with marked money at a meeting site. He was arrested after taking the cash. The case is part of a broader pattern of extortion and threats in Arab communities in Israel, as The Zioneer reported in a previous bulletin on the same indictment.
3 developments
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- DevelopingMan from Kfar Yona indicted for threatening, harassing sisters in inheritance dispute
- DevelopingState prosecution files indictment against three for protection racket in south Tel Aviv
- DevelopingHaifa man indicted for vandalism, threats, and extortion of charity CEO
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