On Monday, June 11, the press service of the police reported the detention of a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Defense suspected of embezzling public funds in the amount of tens of millions of shekels.

This official and three other suspects, who are IDF contractors, were interrogated, newsru reports.. co. il.

Judging by the police report, it is a question of theft of funds intended for IDF infrastructure projects and the Ministry of Defense. The theft, according to the investigation, was committed for many years by allocating money for work that was not conducted or was not carried out in full.

At the same time, as noted in law enforcement agencies, an official of the Ministry of Defense misinformed departments about the amount of work performed.

The police say that with respect to the detainee and his accomplices, charges of fraud, bribery, deceit of public confidence and other crimes can be brought forward.

The National Security Council and the Investigation Group on Investigation of Economic Crimes in the Department for Combating Organized Crime (LAHAV-433) were involved in the investigation,.

The names of detainees are not published yet.