Espionage DEC 9, 2024
Israeli indicted for acting on behalf of Iran for thousands of dollars
An online figure named “Eliad” offered 33-year-old Zolotarev $125,000 to carry out an assassination, according to the Israel Security Agency and Israel Police.
An Israeli citizen from the city of Nof Hagalil near Nazareth has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out various missions for Iran, according to a joint statement released by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Israel Police on Monday.
Artyom Zolotarev, 33, has been indicted for the offenses of contact with a foreign agent, arson and vandalism, according to the statement.
A figure named “Eliad” contacted Zolotarev online in October, and asked him to spray anti-government graffiti, the statement said.
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