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Saturday 11 of January 2025

Israel's Supreme Court sentences tycoon to 3 years in prison


FILE - In this Sunday, July 1, 2012 file photo, Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner attends the annual gathering of the rabbi's followers and supporters in the town of Netivot, southern Israel. Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018, sentenced Nochi Dankner, one of the country's most prominent businessmen, to three years in prison for securities fraud. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File),FILE - In this Sunday, July 1, 2012 file photo, Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner attends the annual gathering of the rabbi's followers and supporters in the town of Netivot, southern Israel. Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018, sentenced Nochi Dankner, one of the country's most prominent businessmen, to three years in prison for securities fraud. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
FILE - In this Sunday, July 1, 2012 file photo, Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner attends the annual gathering of the rabbi's followers and supporters in the town of Netivot, southern Israel. Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018, sentenced Nochi Dankner, one of the country's most prominent businessmen, to three years in prison for securities fraud. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File),FILE - In this Sunday, July 1, 2012 file photo, Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner attends the annual gathering of the rabbi's followers and supporters in the town of Netivot, southern Israel. Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018, sentenced Nochi Dankner, one of the country's most prominent businessmen, to three years in prison for securities fraud. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has sentenced one of the country’s most prominent businessmen to three years in prison for securities fraud.

The court ruled Wednesday that former IDB Holding Corp. controlling shareholder Nochi Dankner will begin serving his prison term on Oct. 2 for his role in carrying out millions of dollars’ worth of fraudulent transactions in an attempt to influence the share price of the troubled company.

IDB took on millions of dollars in debt following a series of bad business deals. The courts wrested control of IDB from Dankner as a result.

Dankner, a favorite of Israel’s business community, was often credited with helping rescue Israel’s economy at the height of a Palestinian uprising. Under his leadership, IDB became Israel’s largest holding company and Dankner became a celebrity.