Forged tickets to Switzerland to get rid of paying tax

52-year-old yeshiva student from Jerusalem, was arrested last week and released on bail to the Magistrate's Court in Haifa, allegedly forged documents imported computer program to avoid paying high taxes 90,000 ₪ was committed to them for vehicles imported to Israel.

During the audit carried out by customs Jerusalem locate vehicles imported by tourists and foreign students to Israel, is a car-to Volkswagen Charente, brought to Israel by the suspect, and for which he received duty-free under a foreign student status.

During the audit suspect was requested, a resident of Switzerland who lives in Israel for long periods, to produce documents to substantiate his stay abroad for a period exceeding three months - a period that gives tourists and foreign students the right to import vehicles exempt from paying taxes in the country for the duration of their stay only .

An examination of the documents by a special unit at Jerusalem customs, increased suspicion that the Interior Ministry form showing the details of his comings and goings from Israel and tickets proving alleged that the suspect lived for more than three months - were forged. The suspect was interrogated in a special unit at customs Haifa during which he admitted that indeed forged the documents through his brother who lives abroad.

The suspect sent to the original form of the ministry with details of his comings and goings from Israel and made with computer software for data changes, as well as forged, allegedly, tickets to strengthen his case, so that marking comply with the terms of eligibility for tax exemption car imports.

After the suspect got the brothers forged documents he presented them to customs officials and enjoyed the original tax benefit. In respect of such acts, it is suspected offenses of fraud, forgery and misrepresentation.

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