The Haifa Magistrate's Court this morning (Tuesday) accepted the position of the Police Investigations Department at the State Attorney's Office - and convicted former police officer Mira Krasanti and her brother, Dr. Daniel Krasanti, of, among other things, committing forgery and fraud against an elderly, incapacitated woman.
The defendant, who worked in police traffic claims in Haifa, took advantage of her access to the Israel Police computer system, located details of a deceased woman, checked that she had no first-degree relatives who might claim her inheritance, worked together with her brother to forge a will - and fraudulently received the elderly woman's money and her apartment.
According to the verdict, the defendant submitted to the Registrar of Inheritance in Haifa a request for an order to enforce a will, which, as mentioned, she forged together with her brother, according to which the deceased announces her desire to bequeath to the defendants all of her property, including a residential apartment, its contents, and all the money in her bank accounts, in executive insurance, provident funds, life insurance, further education funds, and pension funds.
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The defendant made a false representation that the deceased was a good friend of her mother, and that the defendants had taken care of the deceased over the years and therefore the deceased wished to bequeath her property to them.
Following the order to enforce the will, the defendants transferred the deceased's apartment to their names in the land registry and also contacted the bank where the deceased's account was managed and requested that the funds deposited in the account be transferred to their disposal.
In another case, the defendant made private use of the police computer system to locate the owner of the vehicle she claimed had damaged her private vehicle, and in a conversation with his relative, she identified herself as a plaintiff in traffic lawsuits.
The verdict also shows that the defendant helped the defendant get a job as a lecturer at the college, based on a false resume and details.
In addition, after starting her work at the college, based on the false documents presented by the defendant, the defendant falsely declared to the Income Tax that, apart from her income from the college, she had no other income, even though at the time she was serving in the Israel Police, for a salary.
The defendant was convicted of all three charges and the defendant was convicted of all two charges, except for aiding and abetting invasion of privacy, an offense of which he was acquitted.
Judge Dr. Zaid Fallah of the Haifa Magistrate's Court ruled: "A police officer, who is performing his duties by law, is expected not to exceed his authority, especially when it comes to broad and significant powers in terms of their impact and results on the public. The system places great trust in the police officer, believing that he will not abuse his position and duties, and the actions of the defendant constitute a serious and significant violation of this trust.".
Adv. Ronen Yitzhak, Police Investigations Department: "The verdict given today, even if after the death of the deceased, is intended to do justice to the deceased and her estate, and of course, to make amends for the public as a whole, taking into account the protected social values that were violated, primarily the prohibition against forgery and fraud and the commandment 'You shall not oppress your neighbor and you shall not rob.' This is a sophisticated act of fraud involving the forgery of a will of an elderly, unmarried woman, which yielded the defendants an apartment and a very considerable sum of money. The defendants did not take into account that despite the sophisticated act, which succeeded in deceiving even the registrar of inheritances, a determined and professional investigation by the Probate Division would expose their actions, not only regarding the forgery of the will, but also two additional charges, in other incidents.".
