Investigation

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אזיקים שוחד

Five detained in $35 million international fraud case

20.06.22|Amir Kurz
Police arrested 5 people suspected of stinging prominent figures in the high-tech and venture capital industries and former military officers. Among the detainees is the son of a former IDF Chief of Staff
שלו חוליו מייסד מנכ"ל משותף NSO

NSO CEO exclusively responds to allegations: "The list of 50,000 phone numbers has nothing to do with us"

20.07.21|Omer Kabir and Hagar Ravet
“I'll give you a simple statement: Journalists, human rights activists, and civil organizations are all off-limits,” said Shalev Hulio
ביל מרזק עמית מחקר בכיר ב מכון סיטיזן לאב של אוניברסיטת טורונטו

Citizen Lab’s report points to Israeli cyber’s lack of morals

18.07.21|Omer Kabir
A new report from the University of Toronto's institute exposed Israeli surveillance company Candiru, warning it is not just one company that uses questionable practices, but rather common practice in the industry
פאונדרס גרופ NSO איציק זק

Report: Israel's Candiru provided spyware used against dissidents, journalists and human rights activists

15.07.21|Omer Kabir
The report from Citizen Lab and Microsoft claims to have identified websites tied to the cyber-surveillance company masquerading as advocacy groups such as Amnesty and as media companies
מימין הממונה על התחרות במשרד המשפטים האמריקאי ריצרד פאוורס ומייסד ומנכ"ל טאבולה אדם סינגולדה

Taboola under U.S. Department of Justice investigation for HR activities

03.05.21|Golan Hazani
The digital advertising platform revealed in an SEC filing that it became aware last month that the Antitrust Division of the U.S. DOJ is conducting a criminal investigation related to its hiring actions
יוני אסיא מנכ"ל ומייסד איטורו

Police investigating alleged $1.5 million embezzlement at eToro

29.04.21|Tomer Ganon
The investigation is focused on a former employee who allegedly cooperated with a friend who acted as a straw man to fraudulently extract millions of shekels from the company. Police have questioned both suspects and eToro has filed a NIS 6.3 million civil case
הטילים שנמצאו

Report: Israeli defense industry executives among 20 detained for illegal trade in suicide drones

11.02.21|CTech
The suspects had received instructions from entities related to an Asian country, not considered hostile by Israel, Ynet News reports
מנהטן ניו יורק שדירת המיליארדרים

New York City Opens Investigation Into Rental Property Management Startup Guesty

04.03.20|Meir Orbach
Guesty develops an platform that lets hosts manage listings across multiple platforms, including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Agoda, offering a unified inbox, payment processing options, and website creation tools
מימין אדם נוימן אורי יהודאי ו דניאל בירנבאום

The No Good, Very Bad Year of Neumann, Birnbaum, and Yehudai

01.01.20|Roni Dori
What goes on in the mind of a CEO who has gone from the top of the world to rock bottom? How to manage the hit to the image, why personal finances help absorb the blow, and how does one make a comeback
ועידת התחזיות 31.12.19 ציפי גז מנהלת מחלקת החקירות של רשות ני"ע

Tech Advancement Is a Must to Keep Up With Crime, Says Israel Securities Authority Lawyer

01.01.20|Billy Frenkel
Zippi Gez, the director of the ISA’s investigations, intelligence, and market surveillance department, spoke at Calcalist’s Forecasts 2020 conference held Tuesday in Tel Aviv
קור שולץ מנכ"ל טבע 9.11.19

Teva Faces U.S. Criminal Probe on Opioid-Related Distribution, Report Says

27.11.19|CTech
The Israeli drugmaker is one of six companies to receive subpoenas from federal investigators, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday
אדם נוימן מעצב חללים ל עבודה ב ניו יורק

New York State Attorney General Investigating WeWork, Report Says

19.11.19|CTech
The investigation will look into allegations that co-founder and former CEO Adam Neumann benefitted from self-dealing, according to Reuters
מתחם WeWork מנחם בגין תל אביב

WeWork Faces SEC Investigation, Report Says

17.11.19|CTech
On Saturday, Bloomberg reported the SEC is looking into potential conflicts of interests and WeWork’s aggressive fundraising leading up to its failed IPO endeavor
מימין: איילה כהן בדיון בית המשפט ביום חמישי האחרון ו דניאל בירנבאום מגיע לחקירה ברשות ניירות ערך

SodaStream CEO Allegedly Gave Ayala Cohen NIS 400,000 to Buy Company Stock

23.10.19|Tomer Ganon
Calcalist first reported on the investigation in September. Cohen, a long-term acquaintance of Daniel Birnbaum, is suspected of making nearly $55,500 off her trading
מימין: איילה כהן בדיון בית המשפט ביום חמישי האחרון ו דניאל בירנבאום מגיע לחקירה ברשות ניירות ערך

SodaStream Investigation Transcripts: You Made a Killing Today, Lunch Is on You

06.10.19|Tomer Ganon
SodaStream’s former CEO Daniel Birnbaum is being investigated under suspicion of providing insider trading tips to a close acquaintance on three separate occasions, enabling her to make profits of around $55,000
איילה כהן סודהסטרים

Second Party of SodaStream Insider Trading Investigation Revealed

03.10.19|Tomer Ganon
Thirty-year-old student and former SodaStream employee Ayala Cohen allegedly used information she received from former CEO Daniel Birnbaum to make profits of around $55,000
מגזין מנהלים 2018 דניאל בירנבאום מנכ"ל סודהסטרים

From the Super Bowl to the Interrogation Room: What Is Daniel Birnbaum Facing

25.09.19|Sophie Shulman and Tomer Ganon
SodaStream’s former CEO came out a winner after the company’s $3.2 billion acquisition by PepsiCo last year. Now he is at the heart of an insider trading investigation, and the implications could be severe
מגזין מנהלים 2018 דניאל בירנבאום מנכ"ל סודהסטרים

Former Sodastream CEO Danial Birnbaum Investigated for Insider Trading Violations

24.09.19|Tomer Ganon
After being released from custody Monday, Birnbaum will be returning Tuesday for further questioning at the Israel Securities Authority’s offices in Tel Aviv
אורי יהודאי

Source: Frutarom Had a Mechanism for Payments It Wanted to “Make Under the Radar”

07.08.19|Tomer Ganon and Hezi Sternlicht
As IFF worked to integrate Frutarom, for which it paid $6.4 billion in 2018, it learned of allegations that Frutarom made improper payments to customer representatives
אורי יהודאי

IFF Uncovers Bribes Involving Frutarom, Former CEO May Be Involved

06.08.19|Tomer Ganon and Hezi Sternlicht
Though IFF did not name any of the suspects involved, Frutarom's former CEO and president Ori Yehudai is one of them, according to one person familiar with the matter