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crime3 years ago•1 min saved

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz arrested in Cyprus on Romanian warrant for corruption

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been arrested in Cyprus based on a Romanian-issued warrant for property fraud, for which he was convicted in 2020. Steinmetz had previously been sentenced in absentia to five years in jail but had evaded extradition from various European countries.

via Haaretz|

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business3 years ago•0 min saved

Beny Steinmetz accuses George Soros of bribery after appeal loss.

Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz has blamed billionaire investor George Soros for his loss in a bribery appeal case. Steinmetz was found guilty of paying bribes to win mining rights in Guinea and was sentenced to five years in prison. Soros' Open Society Foundations had supported the investigation into Steinmetz's activities in Guinea. Steinmetz claims that Soros was motivated by a personal vendetta against him.

via Financial Times|

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