Yisrael Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Tel Aviv Jewish Burial Society, was arrested by the National Fraud Investigation Unit for suspicions of theft from the organization.
Ehrlich was arraigned today in Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court. Officers with the unit stated Ehrlich allegedly illegally received funds from the Burial Society between 1990-94 for reimbursements, using forged invoices and false bookkeeping.
The officers charged Ehrlich with theft by an employee, forgery and false corporate bookkeeping.
Justice Zacharia Caspi ordered Ehrlich released on NIS 250,000 bail, and has also prevented him from leaving the country or contacting others involved in the investigation, including other people from the organization.
In addition, police continue to investigate the matter. The police allegedly have evidence, that Deputy CEO of the Tel Aviv Jewish Burial Society, Shlomo Bukai, also received tens of thousands of shekels. Bukai received a salary of NIS 700-800,000 annually in the 90s, despite his pension as an employee of the religious council of NIS 6000 per month.