Investigators raided Kiryat Vizhnitz • two arrested

Tax Authority investigators raided tonight (Tuesday) Kiryat Vizhnitz located in Bnei Brak.

The investigators came to 20 Ahvas Shalom Street, and went to the home of the Vizhnitz employee who works as a sofer. Soon, dozens of people crowded the place.

An eyewitness said: "They spent long minutes inside, looking for documents and finally left."

At this point, the researchers turned to the adjacent warehouse building, where he works. According to an eyewitness, "the researchers asked him to accompany them for questioning at the Tax Authority."

Along with him they requested another man, another Vizhnitz chassid to accompany them for questioning.

It is estimated that this is a branch investigation that was exposed this week, which was fictitious salaries were allegedly used in association of butchers Jaffa - Tel Aviv.
Dozens of researchers of the Investigations Division of the Tax Authority carried out searches at the suspect's homes and dozens more involved, and the offices of the Association.

Yesterday, the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extended the remand of the Association Manager, suspected of tax evasion in millions of NIS.

It is suspected that in 2004-2012 the Administration issued hundreds of checks in the name of employees who didn’t work for the association, which he used to cash into his accounts and deposit in accounts of relatives where he is commissioned, while forging the signatures of the employees on the back of the checks.

It is estimated that in the coming days the investigation will continue in a similar manner.

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