An indictment was filed against the former treasurer of the Tuba-Zangariyye Council over embezzling millions of shekels from the council's funds, the Israel Police said last Tuesday, following an investigation by the Northern District Fraud Unit.

The treasurer's sister and sons were also accused of their involvement in the crime.

According to the police statement, the investigation "began following information received from an external accountant appointed by the Interior Ministry to conduct a thorough review of the council’s operations, with a focus on employee salaries."

As a result of the investigation , it was revealed that the treasurer embezzled over NIS 1.7 million from the council by inflating salaries, paying fictitious employees, including his sons, and depositing funds in

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