The prosecution made a plea deal with Yigal Yanai (69), former director general of the Rosh HaAyin municipality. Breach of trust. It was agreed that he would want 4 months of service work, pay a fine of NIS 70,000 and sign an undertaking to refrain from committing an offense. Consent requires court approval.
As part of the agreement, an indictment was filed today in the Jerusalem District Court against Yanai, represented by Adv. Yaron Kostelitz, in the case corruption Local authorities have recently filed an indictment against the contractor Gabi Magnesi For bribery, breach of trust and fraud.
Yanai is accused of receiving tens of thousands of shekels from Magnesi during his tenure.
According to the indictment filed through attorneys Rivka Alkobi and Nati Ben Hamo of the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office, during the years 2012-2015, the warehouses had significant economic interests in the Rosh HaAyin municipality due to its bidding in various tenders worth tens of millions of shekels in construction, development and infrastructure.
During this period, Magenzi gave Linai about NIS 27,000 in cash. This was during the period in which Yanai served as CEO of the Rosh HaAyin Municipality, and as a member of the board of directors of the Ein Afek Water Corporation.
Some of the money was transferred to Linai in a whiskey box, and in another case, Magenzi paid for his and Yanai’s joint flight to Greece, during which Magenzi hosted Yanai and his partner on a yacht he owned.
The investigation was conducted by the National Fraud Investigation Unit (JHA) of the Israel Police.