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Last update - 14:50 11/05/2008 Gov't official accused of forging entry visas for Russian mafia By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Interior Ministry, Israel A senior official in the Interior Ministry was arrested Sunday on suspicion that he approved the entry of dozens of criminals wanted by Israeli authorities in return for bribes. The suspect is believed to have carried out a series of crimes, including taking bribes, fraud, forgery, and violation of trust. Three additional suspects were also arrested, none of whom work for the Interior Ministry. Advertisement The arrests came as a result of an undercover investigation carried out by police and the Interior Ministry, which took over a month. The investigation determined that the suspect illegally doled out dozens of entry visas to people not allowed to enter Israel, including a number of known criminals suspected of being involved with the Russian mafia. The suspects will be brought before a remand hearing Sunday at 2 pm in Petach Tikvah Bookmark to del.icio.us   A top priority Barack Obama: We will keep Israel's security a priority. Tale of a key Cartoon film on Nakba describes Jews as 'enemies of homeland'.   1.   Let`s make sense of this... 17:12  |  Esther 11/05/08   2.   Forging entry visas 17:55  |  Ros 11/05/08   3.   Let the racism festival BEGIN! 18:46  |  Northern 11/05/08   4.   TO NO 2 19:26  |  DANNY. 11/05/08   5.   TO NO 3. 19:37  |  DANNY. 11/05/08   6.   Everything can happen at this Ministry 12:39  |  Ulf 12/05/08

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