Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, prominent political consultant Tal Silberstein and four other businessmen were arrested Monday over allegedly using fake contracts to move and launder money.
Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is among group of four Israeli businessmen accused of involvement in real estate corruption scandal in Romania Four attempted to take over state-owned lands in Bucharest through fraud and bribery, reports local media.
Romanian prosecutors accused the Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and several other Israelis of conducting illicit real estate deals that cost the state nearly $150 million.