Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch indicted on tax evasion charges

Hirsch, commander of the 91st Division during the Second Lebanon War and Police Commissioner candidate, is suspected of funneling earnings through Swiss banks in order to evade taxes.

The State Attorney's Taxation and Economics Branch indicted on Thursday Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch and two others on tax evasion charges related to their company "Defensive Shield." A fourth member was indicted as part of a plea bargain.

Between 2007-2009, the four worked as military advisors for the Georgian Defense Ministry. In that capacity, Hirsch, who served as OC 91st Division (known also as the Galilee Formation) during the Second Lebanon War, did not report some NIS 6.1 million in income, according to the indictment.

Hirsch's fraudulent actions towards the tax authorities included wiring millions of shekels to a foreign Swiss bank account that he controlled, and then transferring the money to one of his Israeli company accounts also located in Switzerland without reporting this to Israeli tax authorities.

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