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Israeli salesmen indicted in US

Omer Gur Geiger and 9 others, among them Israelis, are accused of bringing illegal workers into the US, as well as tax evasion. All apparently work for a company that operates kiosks selling Dead Sea products.

Omer Gur Geiger, an Israeli-born businessman who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina and owns a number of shopping mall sales kiosks, was indicted this week for bringing illegal workers into the United States, failing to report their work to the IRS, and irregularities with their payment, according to reports by NBC affiliate WRAL.

 

 

Gur was arrested on Wednesday, and was set to be brought before a judge on Friday. According to tax authorities, Gur ownes two homes in Raleigh, one of which is worth approximately $1.3 million.

 

Omer Gur Geiger.
Omer Gur Geiger.

 

Gur and nine other defendants, among them other Israelis, have worked for a company called Stanga for the past decade. Stanga operates sales kiosks and carts in North Carolina shopping malls, selling Dead Sea products (mostly beauty and skincare products derived from materials from the Dead Sea).

 

The 49-page indictment alleges that Stanga and other businesses managed by Gur were part of the Israeli company Rasco. The main charge in the indictment is employing illegal workers, who arrived in the US with tourist visas.

 

According to the WRAL report, authorities discovered that the company's total sales in the past five years reached $14 million, and that many of its workers were not permitted to work in the US. The indictment alleges that the number of said workers was around 140.

 

Rasco is also alleged to have promised workers compensation for travel expenses, but failing to do so in practice. It also allegedly used gift cards to pay employees, thus circumventing tax authorities.

 

 

 


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