Forgery

Israeli national wanted in $16.7 million Dubai fraud case arrested in Colombia

According to Colombian police, Mezrahi is wanted by authorities in the United Arab Emirates to serve a prison sentence for fraud, money laundering, forgery, and the use of falsified private documents

|ByYOAV ETIEL
A 61-year-old Israeli national known by the nickname "El Banquero" (The Banker) arrested at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia.
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Rehovot resident arrested for allegedly operating shell companies, tax fraud, Tax Authority says

Investigators from the Beersheba Customs and VAT Investigations Unit, together with the Tax Authority's Intelligence Unit and with assistance from Hadera police officers, arrested a Rehovot resident.

|ByHODAYA RAN
A false propagandized cover of The Jerusalem Post (L) next to the actual front page of The Jerusalem Post (R) May 12 2026

Russian propaganda sites spread forged 'Post' front page, other global media outlets

The fake front pages were disseminated after Zelensky’s former press secretary, Yuliia Mendel, gave an interview last week with US pro-Russian pundit Tucker Carlson.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A voter holds his proof of Kuwaiti citizenship upon arriving at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kuwait City on June 6, 2023.

Major change in Kuwaiti citizenship laws sees thousands lose nationality

The amendments, under Amiri Decree No. (15), published in the Al-Kuwait Al-Youm gazette, requires newly naturalized citizens to renounce any other citizenship within three months.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Egyptian doctor's elaborate smuggling scheme unraveled at JFK airport

Ashraf Omar El-Darir sentenced to six months in jail for smuggling 600+ antiquities worth $82,000, including golden amulets and Roman artifacts dating to 1900 BCE.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Some of the artefacts smuggled.