.........Take, for example, this excerpt from a cable dated May 15,
2009 — entitled "Israel, A Promised Land for Organized Crime?" – sent
by our embassy in Tel Aviv, which deals with the rising influence of
Israeli organized crime:
"As recently as March 2009, Zvika Ben Shabat, Yaacov Avitan, and
Tzuri Roka requested visas to attend a ‘security-related convention’
in Las Vegas. According to local media reports, all three had
involvement with OC. Post asked the applicants to provide police
reports for any criminal records in Israel, but without such evidence
there is no immediate ineligibility for links to OC. Luckily, all
three have so far failed to return for continued adjudication of
their applications. Nevertheless, it is fair to assume that many
known OC figures hold valid tourist visas to the United States and
travel freely." ....
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26994.htm
2009 — entitled "Israel, A Promised Land for Organized Crime?" – sent
by our embassy in Tel Aviv, which deals with the rising influence of
Israeli organized crime:
"As recently as March 2009, Zvika Ben Shabat, Yaacov Avitan, and
Tzuri Roka requested visas to attend a ‘security-related convention’
in Las Vegas. According to local media reports, all three had
involvement with OC. Post asked the applicants to provide police
reports for any criminal records in Israel, but without such evidence
there is no immediate ineligibility for links to OC. Luckily, all
three have so far failed to return for continued adjudication of
their applications. Nevertheless, it is fair to assume that many
known OC figures hold valid tourist visas to the United States and
travel freely." ....
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26994.htm