Tax Authority reveals: This is how a brother and sister in Israel evaded 55 million shekels in taxes
The Tax Authority arrested a brother and sister suspected of running a sophisticated network of shell companies, whose sole purpose was the distribution and offsetting of fictitious invoices in unprecedented volumes for various companies.
The Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion ordered today, Wednesday, the release under restrictive conditions of David Dustan, who was arrested last Sunday as part of an investigation conducted by the Tax Authority's Customs and VAT investigations department for the Tel Aviv and Central District.
Dustan is suspected of managing a network of shell companies whose sole purpose was the production, distribution, and offsetting of fictitious invoices. These invoices were provided to companies without the transactions described ever taking place, enabling those entities to evade tax payments.
Dustan's sister, Rinat Lahav, was also arrested and released under restrictive conditions. She is suspected of assisting her brother in distributing the fictitious invoices through companies registered in her name. According to the investigation, the network managed by the siblings issued fictitious invoices totaling approximately 55 million shekels. The investigation is ongoing.
In recent weeks, it was reported that a construction company owner from Ramat HaSharon was arrested on suspicion of offsetting fictitious invoices totaling approximately 26 million shekels. Shmuel Gazit, a shareholder and director at Niti Pituach VeBniya Ltd., was brought before the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem on suspicion of the same offense, and the court released him under restrictive conditions.
