Khaberni - Israeli Channel 12 revealed that the Moroccan security services arrested a seventy-year-old Israeli on charges related to fraud and deception, in an operation that ended a criminal career.
The channel described Avi Golan as the "man of a thousand faces" and "the ghost" who haunts his victims with fake identities and passports, noting that he is a serial swindler who managed to defraud hundreds of people around the world, claiming to be the heir to economic empires, before the Moroccan police put an end to his dubious career.
It stated that Golan, who introduced himself as "Yair Bibert," is wanted in several countries pursuant to Interpol arrest warrants, suspected of defrauding hundreds and possibly thousands of people of substantial amounts, confirming that each time he wore a different mask, sometimes appearing as a Jewish billionaire from Brazil and other times as an American businessman.
It pointed out that an investigation conducted by the site two months ago led to a wave of complaints against the suspect in Morocco and Israel, and he was transferred from Marrakesh to the central prison in Rabat where he will remain detained until his extradition hearing.
The channel showcased examples of his crimes, including impersonating a businessman from Miami to raise funds for the migration of Moroccan Jews to Israel, where he succeeded in obtaining 5,000 shekels from his victim before it was discovered to be a scam.
In another testimony, a person from the settlement of Beit El almost fell into the trap after receiving an invitation to donate to food parcels for Jews in Morocco, but he noticed the contradictions and realized he was dealing with a swindler, so he blocked him.
It revealed that Golan had spent about 35 years in prison on charges of fraud and forgery, with about 100 criminal cases opened against him in Israel, and had conducted a televised interview with the late journalist Meni Pe'er, in which he promised not to return to crime, but he returned to prison for an additional four years about a decade ago on charges of defrauding state institutions and a relative.
Since leaving Israel, Golan left victims in Japan, Mexico, Germany, and South America, and the Moroccan police found a forged document for "Deutsche Bank" indicating that he had an account containing 31.3 million euros under an alias.
