Jak Tovim, the number one figure in the $3 billion Israeli-linked Forex operation in Istanbul, and Alona Notes Punkt, who managed the financial network, could not escape the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
In an international Forex fraud operation centered in Istanbul, the National Intelligence Agency (MİT) and security forces dismantled the top leadership of the organization. 212 people were detained, including the network’s number one figure, Jak Tovim, and its finance manager, Alona Notes Punkt.
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According to a report by Batuhan Altınbaş from Sabah newspaper, in an investigation coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, MIT (National Intelligence Organization) and police teams conducted a joint operation against an organized fraud network with Israeli connections that had generated millions of liras in illicit gains internationally. As a result of the surveillance, two critical figures at the top of the organization were apprehended at their hiding places.
#Jak Tovim
As part of the investigation, Jak Tovim, an Israeli citizen who had been a fugitive for a long time and was identified as the leader of the fraud network, was apprehended through pinpoint accuracy by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT). Tovim, who was found to possess both Israeli and Turkish passports, was located in a house in Başakşehir where he was hiding. The network leader, apprehended in a special operation, was sent to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for questioning. In-depth investigation and identity verification revealed that the individual who had been publicly identifying himself as “Jak Tovim” was actually Robert Hason. It was determined that despite possessing Israeli citizenship, Hason had deliberately avoided using his Israeli passport for many years to evade the security bureaucracy.
HUGE SCAM
The details of the network uncovered by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) revealed the scale of the established front system. Robert Hason was identified as the general manager of five different companies operating through Forex fraud, luring victims into traps. It was determined that Hason managed a multi-million dollar illicit profit scheme through these companies. The network’s international connections were not limited to Turkey. Hason was also found to be among the top leaders of the same organization in Southern Cyprus (Greek Cypriot Administration). In another critical phase of the operation, the financial heart of the global fraud scheme was targeted. Alona Notes Punkt, an Israeli national who managed all the network’s domestic and international financial processes and was at the center of the massive money laundering network, was apprehended through relentless pursuit by MİT. The financial manager, who constantly changed addresses to avoid capture, was taken into custody at her last known hiding place and handed over to the court.
Alona Notes Punkt
212 ARRESTS
In the operation that dismantled the top executives and financial arm of the network, a total of 212 suspects were detained, including 15 Israeli citizens and the organizers. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is continuing its multifaceted investigation into the international fraud and money laundering network.
