ISRAEL
The Jerusalem Post
By BEN HARTMAN
LAST UPDATED: 06/21/2013
Metzger probed for bribery, money laundering; denies wrongdoing.
Police from the National Fraud Squad raided the home and offices of Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yonah Metzger on Thursday, and questioned him under caution for hours, as part of a bribery, fraud, money-laundering and breach-of-trust case. Metzger was released to five days house arrest on Thursday night following some ten hours of questioning.
Metzger is forbidden to enter his offices, leave the country or make contact with any of the other suspects in the case.
Metzger and three other men are suspected of being involved in the pilfering of hundreds of thousands of shekels from a number of charities.
Following an undercover investigation, officers went public on Thursday, arresting the three suspects and seizing documents, computers and other materials from Metzger’s home and office they believe may be linked to the allegations.
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