The police recommend that the former mayor of Elad, Yitzhak Idan, be prosecuted.
According to the police statement, the Lahav 433 Unit of the Israeli Anti-Corruption Bureau recently concluded the investigation into suspected bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering by Yitzhak Idan, former mayor of Elad, and other individuals involved.
As part of the open investigation, which began in May 2013 following information gathered, searches were conducted, various documents were seized, and numerous suspects and witnesses were questioned.
A central suspicion investigated as part of the affair concerned the existence of an improper connection between Idan, while serving as mayor, and a businessman resident of Elad who was involved in marketing and selling residential projects in Elad, within the framework of which Idan worked to promote projects for the benefit of that resident's business, and at the same time received financial benefits from the latter.
The head of the Investigations and Intelligence Division accepted the position of the head of the Yaha and the investigation team that an evidentiary foundation was found against Yitzhak Idan, the businessman, and others for the offenses attributed to them.
The investigation file will be transferred to the Central District Attorney's Office for review and decision.