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Jim Bakker, televangelist whose Christian TV empire collapsed in scandal, dies at 86

PTL founder built a multimillion-dollar religious broadcasting empire with Tammy Faye before sex and financial scandals led to his downfall, fraud conviction and nearly five years in prison

Reuters | 10.06.26

הפרסומים בטורקיה: "אלה תשעת הישראלים שנעצרו"

Israel in dark over Turkey fraud arrests as Jewish community says more Jews may be detained

Jewish community sources say 8 of 9 suspects described by local media as Israelis are actually local Jews whose dual citizenship is unclear, while Jerusalem says it still does not know how many Israelis are among 201 people detained in massive fraud probe

Itamar Eichner | 09.20.26

הכותרת בעיתון יני שפאק המקורב לארדואן, על מעצר הישראלים בקשר לרשת הונאת הענק: "חוליה של המוסד"

Crypto fraud scam in Turkey: How they went from 'affiliation with Israel' to blaming a 'Mossad cell'

Hundreds of detainees, a $3B sting and Erdogan's attacks on "'Zionist massacre network': Exposure of the crypto fraud network made waves in Turkish media, and with the announcement of the arrest of 'Israelis' in Ankara, they saw an opportunity

Itamar Eichner | 09.20.26

Turkey detains 9 Israelis in alleged $3 billion investment fraud network

Turkish prosecutors say an Israeli-linked network used dozens of call centers and fake forex and crypto platforms to lure victims worldwide, while allegedly instructing employees not to target Israelis or Americans

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 09.19.26

Revolut confirms customer data breach ahead of Israel launch

Ahead of its Israel launch, Revolut confirms a fraud incident exposed sensitive customer data; The fintech firm says it blocked the address involved and alerted authorities, while its systems and customer funds were not affected

Calcalist | 09.13.26

Deel snaps up deepfake defense startup Clarity as AI fraud surges

The HR platform is betting on Clarity’s identity tools to counter synthetic applicants and workplace fraud as it tops $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue

ynet Global | 08.03.26

נוסעים יוצאים רגיל דרך המכס ולא דרך היציאה הצדדית להסעות

Israel airport customs ‘sheriff’ fired over card-punching scheme and bullying staff

Senior Tax Authority official Ran Sofer permanently dismissed after admitting to 38 false attendance reports and repeated threatening, abusive conduct toward airport employees

Amir Kurz, Calcalist | 07.21.26

‘Work from home, no experience needed’: the dark side of online job ads

Criminal networks lure young and financially vulnerable people with promises of easy money, then use their bank accounts and digital wallets to launder funds from fraud, cybercrime, drugs and terrorism

Raphael Kahan | 07.21.26

Police seize 186 million shekels in Histadrut corruption probe

Lahav 433 says funds were seized from insurer Menora and five senior officials as part of the Histadrut corruption investigation, amid suspicions that insurance agent Ezra Gabai was paid to influence policy deals through union chairman Arnon Bar-David

Meir Turgeman | 07.06.26

World Cup travel boom gives fraudsters room to hide

As fans race across North America for the 2026 tournament, their real buying patterns can resemble fraud, creating new risks for travel and ticketing merchants

Julia Hallett | 07.02.26

American residing in Israel extradited to US over alleged $28M mortgage fraud case

Michael Fine, a US citizen who lived in Israel, was indicted by a Missouri grand jury in 2020; Israeli courts approved his extradition after rejecting his appeal

Tomer Ganon, Calcalist | 06.29.26

אורן דוד שחר מקליפורניה, נגדו הוגש בארה"ב כתב אישום בגין הונאת ענק

Israeli accused of stealing dead patients’ identities in $27 million Medicare hospice scam

Oren David Shachar, an Israeli citizen in Los Angeles, allegedly ran four hospice firms that billed Medicare for patients who were not terminally ill or already dead, in a nationwide fraud takedown involving over $6.5 billion in false claims

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.24.26

Jewish fintech entrepreneur who defrauded celebrities, NBA team gets 14-year prison sentence

Joseph Sanberg, who for years portrayed himself as a philanthropist and social activist, has been convicted of massive fraud totaling $248M and received significant sentence for white-collar crimes; among those he defrauded were Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., and Drake

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.02.26

Former Netanyahu chief of staff Tzachi Braverman will be charged with fraud and breach of trust

A year and a half after the secret meeting with Eli Feldstein in the Kirya parking lot in Tel Aviv, the Attorney General's Office announced it will indict Tzachi Braverman subject to hearing; Braverman has been tapped as Israel's next UK ambassador

Tova Zimuky | 05.26.26

Lawyer ordered to pay 510,000 shekels after failing to detect loan scam

An Israeli court ordered a lawyer to pay about 510,000 shekels after ruling he negligently failed to identify red flags in a fraudulent deal involving a woman his client had never met

PsakDin | 05.22.26

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